[Avodah] validity of ketubahs if .....

[Micha Berger]

On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 07:20:19AM +0300, Ben Waxman wrote:
: Perhaps one of the lawyers on the list can comment, but I had always 
: understood that when someone signs a contract, he is bound to it. It 
: matters not one bit if he read the contract, understood the contract, 
: understood the legal principles behind the contract. You sign, you're in. 
: And that is why when one signs a contract, it is a very good idea to 
: understand what you are signing.

But the parties don't sign the kesuvah. Contract law isn't relevant.

But in halakhah, a party who signs a contract that has terms he can't
take seriously doesn't have a contract. An asmachta means there was no
gemiras daas.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha