Responsa for Ketubot 175:9

ונפרעת שלא בפניו לא תפרע אלא בשבועה: אמר רב אחא שר הבירה מעשה בא לפני רבי יצחק באנטוכיא ואמר לא שנו אלא לכתובת אשה משום חינא אבל בעל חוב לא

And if she collects not in his presence, she is not repaid without taking an oath. Aha, the governor of the castle, said: A case was once brought before R. Isaac at Antioch and he made this statement, “This was taught only in respect of the ketubah of a woman in order to maintain favor [between her and her husband] but not [in respect of] a creditor.”

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