Commentary for Ketubot 214:5

תא שמע האשה שהלכה היא ובעלה למדינת הים ובאת ואמרה מת בעלי רצתה ניזונת רצתה גובה כתובתה גירשני בעלי מתפרנסת והולכת עד כדי כתובתה

Come and hear: A woman who went with her husband to a country beyond the sea and then came back and stated, “My husband is dead:” If she wants she may be maintained and, if she wants she may claim her ketubah. [If she stated], “My husband has divorced me,” she may be maintained to the extent of her ketubah!

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