Commentary for Yevamot 221:5

מת בעלה של חרשת קטנה יוצאה בגט וחרשת אסורה לעולם ואם בא על החרשת נותן לה גט והותרה

If the husband of the deaf woman dies, the minor is released by a letter of divorce<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As it is possible that the minor is not acquired at all as a wife, while the levirate bond with the deaf widow is at all events partially valid, the former is forbidden to her husband as the sister of his zekukah. (V. Glos. and cf. supra n. 11). ');">¹⁵</span> while the deaf widow is forever forbidden [to marry again].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' She is forbidden to the levir as the sister of his divorcee (it being possible that the minor was completely acquired as his wife), and she is forbidden to any other man since, owing to her inability to recite the required formulae, the levir cannot release her by halizah. Even when the minor dies, and the prohibition of 'divorcee's sister' is lifted, she remains forbidden to the levir as 'brother's wife'. Since at the time she became subject to the levir as his deceased brother's wife she was for some reason unfit to contract the levirate marriage, the prohibition of 'brother's wife' comes again into force. ');">¹⁶</span> If, however, he cohabited with the deaf widow<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' After he had divorced the minor. ');">¹⁷</span> he must give her a letter of divorce and she<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Though the cohabitation was forbidden. ');">¹⁸</span>

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