Responsa for Ketubot 191:1
תא שמע אמר רבי זירא אמר שמואל מציאת אלמנה לעצמה אי אמרת בשלמא הניזונת תנן שפיר אלא אי אמרת ניזונת תנן ניהוו כבעל מה בעל מציאת אשה לבעלה הכא נמי מציאת אשה ליורשים
Shmuel says that a widow can keep what she finds. This makes sense only if the orphans are not maintaining her, implying that they are not obligated to maintain her. For if they are maintaining her, then just as a wife’s findings go to her husband, since he is maintaining her, so too a widow’s findings should go to the heirs who are maintaining her.
Maharach Or Zarua Responsa
Q - A married a widow L, who brought to A a dowry of valuables worth 500 (?). L had not taken the customary widows oath regarding her ketubah due from her former husband. L died, and the heirs from her former husband demand that A return the valuables to them.
A - Since L did not take an oath regarding her ketubah, A must return all the valuables which he received from L, to the heirs of her former husband.
A - Since L did not take an oath regarding her ketubah, A must return all the valuables which he received from L, to the heirs of her former husband.
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