Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Responsa for Yevamot 213:11

רבא אמר היינו טעמא דב"ש שאין אדם טורח בסעודה ומפסידה וב"ה תרוייהו ניחא להו כדי דליפוק עלייהו קלא דאישות:

and Beth Hillel's reason also is because of the usufruct.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Of the minor's melog (v. Glos.) property. ');"><sup>32</sup></span> 'Beth Shammai's reason is because of the usufruct', for should you say that a married minor may exercise the right of refusal, [her husband]<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Who after marriage is entitled to the usufruct of his wife's melog property. ');"><sup>33</sup></span> might [indiscriminately] pluck [the fruit] and consume it, [knowing as he does] that she might leave him at any moment.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'for in the end she stands to go out'. ');"><sup>34</sup></span> Beth Hillel, however, [say]: On the contrary; since it is laid down that she may exercise the right of refusal, [her husband] would make every effort to improve her property, fearing that if [he should] not [do this], her relatives might give her their advice [against him] and thus take her away from him.

Teshuvot Maharam

Q. L, an orphan, was betrothed by her mother to A. Subsequently A was killed on a day of rioting and massacre leaving a year-old brother. L is eleven years old according to the testimony of women, and has no symptoms of pubescence. May L sever her dependence upon A's brother by "Refusal"?
A. We follow Alfasi (Yeb. 107b) who rules that a minor may sever her dependency upon her levir by "Refusal". In this case we accept the testimony of the aforesaid women regarding her age and condition.
This Responsum is addressed to Rabbi Yakar haLevi.
SOURCES: Cr. 81.
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