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

[Zev Sero]

harveybenton at yahoo.com wrote:
> zev sero wrote (re: ketubah validity if the parties don't understand it):
> 
> It doesn't matter what they understand.   The terms of the kesuba are
> binding even if there is no document at all.......
> 
> hb: the ketubah is binding (or not) on what grounds??contractual, legal, 
> or other????

The tena'ei ketuba are binding by law.  As I said, *most* of them are
not even mentioned in the document, and yet they are binding.  So what
difference can it make whether someone understands the document or not?
Even if he reads every word he's not going to know most of what's
involved.

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