Mesorat%20hashas for Ketubot 162:1

ואי סלקא דעתין נתנה כתובה לגבות מחיים נייחד לה שיעור כתובה והשאר ליזבין ולטעמיך ולותבה ממתני' לא יאמר לה הרי כתובתיך מונחת ליך על השלחן אלא כל נכסיו אחראין לכתובתה

Now if it could be assumed that a ketubah is payable during the lifetime [of the levir] why should he not set aside some property equal in value to the amount of the ketubah, and then sell the rest? But according to your argument [it might be asked] why should not the same objection be raised from our Mishnah [where it was stated,] He cannot say to her, “Behold your ketubah is lying on the table.” Rather all his property is pledged for her ketubah?

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