Quoting%20commentary for Ketubot 213:9

ת"ש מי שהלך למדינת הים ואשתו תובעת מזונות ואם בא ואמר צאי מעשה ידיך במזונותיך רשאי קדמו בית דין ופסקו מה שפסקו פסקו הכא נמי בששמעו בו שמת

Come and hear: If [a husband] went to a country beyond the sea, and his wife claimed maintenance, and he returned and said [to her], “Deduct your handiwork for your maintenance,” he is permitted to say this. If the court granted the allowance before [he returned] their decision is valid. Here also it is a case where a report that he had died was received.

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