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Why does a woman's migoo work to collect her kesubah when normally migoo l'hotzi fails? The shiur develops that by kesubah, the man's chazakah on money is weakened since the shtar creates a lien. When there's no clear ownership (anan sahadi), bari v'shema with chazakah can extract money that otherwise would stay put.
The shiur examines a complex sugya in Kesubos 12b dealing with the intersection of migoo, bari v'shema, and chazakah in monetary disputes. The central question is why a woman can use a migoo to collect her kesubah when generally migoo l'hotzi (using migoo to extract money) doesn't work. The Gemara (גמרא) discusses a case where a woman claims her husband died (making her eligible for kesubah payment), while he claims she committed adultery (disqualifying her). The Tosefta indicates that her migoo works specifically because this is bari v'shema (one party certain, one uncertain), not bari v'bari (both certain). This creates a fundamental question about when bari v'shema grants enough credibility to overcome normal monetary presumptions.
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Kesubos 12b
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