If a kohen and his wife were separated and he intended to divorce her but the divorce had not yet occurred when she died, may he become ritually impure for her?

This source-based Torah study examines the question: If a kohen and his wife were separated and he intended to divorce her but the divorce had not yet occurred when she died, may he become ritually impure for her? It follows the canonical Hebrew discussion through the weekly Torah portion and the Jewish sources cited there. This localized discovery layer is a concise abstract, not a full translation and not a practical ruling. Any halakhic, medical, legal, security, bereavement, political, interfaith, disability, historical or other sensitive claim remains subject to the canonical review status and should not be treated as individualized advice or as an empirical conclusion.