Responsa for Yevamot 61:7

וגבי גירושין מי לא תנן והתנן היתה עומדת ברה"ר וזרקו לה קרוב לה מגורשת קרוב לו אינה מגורשת מחצה על מחצה מגורשת ואינה מגורשת

In the case of divorce, where the forbidden relative is demonstrably alive, were her rival to be required to perform <i>halizah</i>, it might have been thought that the Rabbis<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The scholars or experts who dealt with the case. ');">¹⁸</span> had ascertained that the letter of divorce was a valid document,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And the forbidden relative was no more the wife of the deceased. ');">¹⁹</span> and the rival might, therefore, be taken in levirate marriage. In the case of a house that has collapsed. however, could the Rabbis<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The scholars or experts who dealt with the case. ');">¹⁸</span>

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