Commentary for Niddah 24:19

אילו הייתי יודע שכך היה אפילו הייתם נותנין לי מאה מנה לא הייתי מגרשה ונמצא גט בטל ובניה ממזרין

As it might have been presumed that [in such a case] he may remarry her we were informed [that this is forbidden], because it may sometimes happen that having proceeded to marry another man she would be cured and [her first husband] would then say, 'Had I known that to be the case I would not have divorced her even if you had given me a hundred maneh', and the get would thus be annulled and her children would be bastards.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Hence the ruling that he may never again marry her, even if she subsequently acquired a settled period. On the basis of this ruling the husband is duly cautioned when divorce is arranged that his act is definite and final and, consequently, any subsequent plea of his 'Had I known etc.' has no validity whatsoever (cf. Git. 46a). ');">¹⁸</span>

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