Mistake in Signing the Ketubah
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Question
The groom, in his signature on the ketubah, wrote his bride's name as 'son of her father' (in addition to a scribble). Now, after the wedding, should this be changed?
Answer
Hello,
A new ketubah must be written.
It is forbidden to live with one's wife without a proper ketubah.
Source
According to the instructions of the Gaon, Rabbi Avraham Fried, shlita
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