Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Responsa for Bava Batra 277:3

<big><strong>מתני׳</strong></big> הניח בנים גדולים וקטנים אין הגדולים מתפרנסין על ידי הקטנים ולא הקטנים נזונין על הגדולים אלא חולקין בשוה

there<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'here', i.e., the cited Tosefta of Kethuboth. ');"><sup>7</sup></span> [it deals] with a stranger.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' When the son had sold the estate to a stranger, or the father had assigned it to a stranger as a gift, reserving the usufruct for himself during his lifetime. ');"><sup>8</sup></span> [In the former case, attached fruit belongs to the son] because a person is favourably disposed towards his son.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Hence he allows him not only the ground itself but also the fruit attached to it. ');"><sup>9</sup></span>

Teshuvot Maharam

Q. A married off his sons and gave them marriage gifts. Subsequently A died. Are the unmarried sons entitled to receive marriage gifts from A's estate, and is only the remainder of the estate to be equally divided among the sons?
A. A's unmarried sons are not entitled to marriage gifts. The estate is to be divided equally among the sons.
SOURCES: L. 181.
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Teshuvot Maharam

Q. A married off his grown up son, B, giving him money and a book as a wedding gift, and shortly thereafter A died. His heirs refuse to give B an equal share of A's property, claiming that B's wedding-gift was part of his share of the inheritance.
A. B is entitled to share equally in the property left by his father, over and above his wedding-gift.
SOURCES: Pr. 848; Tashbetz, 502.
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