The Shulchan Aruch · Even HaEzer
אבן העזר קי״חEven HaEzer 118
Siman 118 of 178 in Even HaEzer — 19 se'ifim
הלכות כתובותLaws of Ketubot· siman 118
Se’if 1א׳
אַלְמָנָה שֶׁיֵּשׁ לָהּ לַחֲלֹק עִם יוֹרְשֵׁי בַּעֲלָהּ בְּכֹחַ הַתַּקָּנָה שֶׁל טוֹלִיטוּלָה, שָׁמִין בִּגְדֵי שַׁבָּת שֶׁעָלֶיהָ, אֲבָל לֹא בִּגְדֵי חֹל. תְּנַאי הַשִּׁיּוּר אֵינוֹ אֶלָּא אִם תָּמוּת הָאִשָּׁה בְּחַיֵּי בַּעֲלָהּ, אֲבָל לֹא אִם תָּמוּת שׁוֹמֶרֶת יָבָם (טוּר):
A widow who has to divide the estate with the heirs of her late husband according to the guidelines of the takana (ordinance) of Tulitula (probably Toledo, Spain. Part of the ordinance limits a ketuba to no more than half of the late husband's estate, see Tur and also Chelkat Mechokek) we assess the value of the Sabbath clothing she is wearing, but not her weekday clothing. Note: The conditions of the remainder ordinance (another part of the takana above) apply only if she dies in the lifetime of her husband ; but if she dies while awaiting levirate marriage, the yavam (living brother) is not restricted by the remainder ordinance (Tur).
Se’if 2ב׳
מִי שֶׁגֵּרַשׁ אֶת אִשְׁתּוֹ סָמוּךְ לְמִיתָתוֹ, אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁלֹּא גֵּרְשָׁהּ אֶלָּא כְּדֵי שֶׁלֹּא תִּזָּקֵק לְיָבָם, דִּינָהּ לְעִנְיַן כְּתֻבָּתָהּ בְּתַקָּנַת טוֹלִיטוּלָה כְּדִין גְּרוּשָׁה. הַגָּה: אֲבָל אִם לֹא גֵּרְשָׁהּ מַמָּשׁ, כְּגוֹן שֶׁלֹּא יָצָא עָלֶיהָ קוֹל גְּרוּשָׁה בְּחַיָּיו, רַק הָיְתָה בְּחֶזְקַת אַלְמָנָה, רַק אַחַר מוֹתוֹ הוֹצִיאָה גֵּט וְאוֹמֶרֶת: נִתְגָּרַשְׁתִּי, אֵינָהּ נֶאֱמֶנֶת וּצְרִיכָה רְאָיָה עַל הַגֵּרוּשִׁין, דְּוַדַּאי לֹא נִכְתַּב הַגֵּט רַק לְהַבְרָחָה בְּעָלְמָא (בַּבֵּית יוֹסֵף בְּשֵׁם הָרַב ר' יוּדָא בֶּן הָרֹא"שׁ):
A man who divorced his wife as he neared death, even though he divorced her only so that she would not need to undergo levirate marriage, with respect to her ketubah the decree of Tulitula (Toledo) still applies as with [any] divorcee. Note: But if he did not actually divorce her, as in a case where there was never a rumor of her divorce while he was still alive, but she was generally understood to be a widow, but after his death she produced a get (writ of divorce) and said, "I was divorced," she is not believed and needs to bring [additional] proof of divorce, for this get was certainly written only to allow her to escape from levirate marriage (Beit Yosef in the name of R. Yuda ben haRosh).
Se’if 3ג׳
אִם שָׁהֲתָה מִלַחֲלֹק עִם הַיְתוֹמִים כְּפִי הַתַּקָּנָה, קְצָת זְמַן, לֹא אִבְּדָה מְזוֹנוֹת אוֹתוֹ זְמַן, אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁהַכֹּחַ בְּיַד הַיְתוֹמִים לְסַלֵּק הָאַלְמָנָה בַּחֲצִי הַנְּכָסִים (טוּר בְּשֵׁם תְּשׁוּבַת הָרֹא"שׁ):
If she delayed dividing [the estate] with the orphans in accordance with the ordinance a little while, she did not lose her sustenance of that time, even though the orphans have the power to dismiss the widow['s claim] in half the property (Tur in the name of the Teshuvah of the Rosh).
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