What is the preferred handling of a ketubah following a divorce? It seems wrong to just throw it away. Should it be buried? Is it permissible to burn it?
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Do you say that it feels wrong to throw it away because it is often a piece of art besides being simply a contract? How would you feel about throwing away a ketubah if it were just written on a piece of paper?– DanielCommented Oct 23, 2013 at 21:41
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The document itself is given to the husband to prove that he actually paid the כתובה. He can dispose of it however he desires. Or alternatively, she gives him a שובר (a receipt) documenting that he actually paid her, and she can do with the כתובה whatever she pleases.
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1nothing that i can point to at this second. however, it is simply assumed in the fourth and on perakim of kesubos.– mosesCommented Oct 24, 2013 at 19:28
The ketubah is merely a prenuptial agreement and once the husband has paid what he promised it is an expired document which the husband can throw away or burn.
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1@ShmuelBrin: the husband. See the other answer. The rules he cites for handling the ketubah are actually true for any contract that obligates one person to pay another.– ChanochCommented Oct 24, 2013 at 11:51
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