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Can a husband be “let off” his Ketuba if it is “exhorbitant”?

By: דיאנה שאלתיאלPublished on: 23 June, 2022

In theory this is possible, but very rare and in principle a rabbinical court will regard a “Ketuba” as a “finished bond or bill ” or clear debt that does not proving, to which the wife is entitled upon divorce, unless she is declared “rebellious” and loses her entitlement to it. If the husband disputes it, the burden of proof lies with him .


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