Quoting%20commentary for Ketubot 138:9

אלא רבי מאיר היא וחסורי מיחסרא והכי קתני יעשה השליש מה שהושלש בידו במה דברים אמורים מן האירוסין אבל מן הנשואין הרשות בידה במה דברים אמורים בגדולה אבל בקטנה אין מעשה קטנה כלום אלא גדולה מן האירוסין איכא בינייהו

Rather, [the last clause] must be R. Meir and it is actually defective, and this is what it is meant to teach: the trustee must act in accordance with the conditions of his trust. When is this said? After betrothal, but if after her marriage she may do as she wishes. And when was this said? When she is of majority age. But if she is a minor, there is no validity to the act of a minor. Rather, the practical difference between them is the case of one who is of majority age [whose wish was expressed] after her betrothal.

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