PEH037

A man lived apart from his wife for many years in another country. The wife urged him to return home or send her the divorce document. The man sent her the document with the condition that she would waive her rights in the ketubah in writing. While the wife hesitated, the man passed away. She then gave the receipt to the heirs. However, her brother-in-law, who desired levirate marriage with her, considered the receipt late and thus deemed the divorce document ineffective. Moses Gomes de Mesquita declares the divorce valid.

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Athias, David Israel