Quoting%20commentary for Yevamot 99:9

חלץ ועשה מאמר נתן גט ובעל או בעל ועשה מאמר נתן גט וחלץ אין אחר חליצה כלום

IF HE ADDRESSED TO HER A MA'AMAR AND PARTICIPATED IN THE <i>HALIZAH</i>, IT IS NECESSARY FOR HER TO OBTAIN FROM HIM A LETTER OF DIVORCE.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' To annul the ma'amar which, in some respects, has the force of a betrothal. The halizah alone is not enough since it only severs a levirate bond but does not annul a ma'amar. ');">²⁴</span> IF HE ADDRESSED TO HER A MA'AMAR AND THEN COHABITED WITH HER, BEHOLD THIS IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRESCRIBED PRECEPT.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This is discussed in the Gemara infra. ');">²⁵</span> IF THE LEVIR GAVE HER A LETTER OF DIVORCE AND THEN ADDRESSED TO HER A MA'AMAR, IT IS NECESSARY FOR HER TO OBTAIN [A SECOND] LETTER OF DIVORCE<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Even according to R. Gamaliel. The divorce is required to annul the ma'amar since it is possible that the first divorce was invalid and the ma'amar had, therefore, been valid. According to the Sages, who regard the divorce as partially valid, the ma'amar also is partially valid and a divorce is required to annul that part. ');">²⁶</span> AND TO PERFORM THE <i>HALIZAH</i>.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In order to sever thereby the levirate bond. Levirate marriage, however, must not take place now after the delivery of the first letter of divorce (v. supra p. 325, n. 4 final clause). ');">²⁷</span> IF HE GAVE HER A LETTER OF DIVORCE AND THEN COHABITED WITH HER, IT IS NECESSARY FOR HER TO OBTAIN A LETTER OF DIVORCE AND TO PERFORM THE <i>HALIZAH</i>.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Levirate marriage is forbidden owing to the first divorce (v. supra p. 325, n. 4, final clause), a letter of divorce is required owing to the act of cohabitation, while halizah is necessary to sever the levirate bond. ');">²⁸</span> IF HE GAVE HER A LETTER OF DIVORCE AND THEN SUBMITTED TO <i>HALIZAH</i>, THERE IS NO VALIDITY IN ANY ACT<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Whether it be the addressing of a ma'amar or cohabitation. The levirate bond has completely disappeared. ');">²⁹</span> AFTER <i>HALIZAH</i> HAD BEEN PERFORMED. IF THE LEVIR SUBMITTED TO <i>HALIZAH</i> AND THEN ADDRESSED TO HER A MA'AMAR, GAVE HER A LETTER OF DIVORCE, OR COHABITED WITH HER; OR IF HE COHABITED WITH HER AND THEN ADDRESSED TO HER A MA'AMAR, GAVE HER A LETTER OF DIVORCE, OR SUBMITTED TO HER <i>HALIZAH</i>, NO ACT IS VALID AFTER <i>HALIZAH</i><span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. supra n. 3. This refers to the cases where halizah was performed first. With reference to the last three cases, where cohabitation took place first, the expression should be 'no act is valid after cohabitation'. V. Gemara infra. ');">³⁰</span>

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