Mishneh Torah

Question 1

At what point does a husband become first in line to inherit his wife’s property?

Answer 1

Once she leaves her father’s reshus, even if she isn’t married yet. Hilchos Ishus 22:1

Question 2

What is required for a husband to inherit his wife’s property if she is a ketanah?

Answer 2

Her father must have da’as for her nisuin. Hilchos Ishus22:5

Question 3

What does Rambam mean by Divrei Sofrim?

Answer 3

Kessef Mishneh on Ishus 1:2 - its source is the chachamim, so even something mideoraisa can be Divrei Sofrim if it isn’t explicitly in the Torah.

Question 4

Which of the wife’s possessions does the husband have no claim on?

Answer 4

Possessions that come to her possession which he doesn’t know about Ishus 22:8

Question 5

Does a Yavam get the peiros of his brother’s wife’s nechasim?

Answer 5

No. Ishus 22:10

Question 6

What takanah did the Gaonim make which changed what the ishah can collect her kesubah from?

Answer 6

The kesubah used to only collect from karkah, they added that it can collect from metaltilin (Ishus 22:13, for example)

Question 7

Can a woman undo a kinyan or matanah she gave to her husband by claiming she only did it for shalom bayis?

Answer 7

Yes, expect by נכסי מלוג. (Ishus 22:17-18)