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The Talmud answers: This matter, the presumption that an agent performs his agency, applies only when its application leads to stringency, as there is a concern that the agent performed his agency. However, when its application leads to leniency, no, the presumption does not apply.
The Talmud asks: But let one deem the wife herself credible, based on the statement of Rav Hamnuna, as Rav Hamnuna says: A woman who said to her husband: You divorced me, is deemed credible, as there is a presumption that a woman would not be insolent in the presence of her husband and lie.
The Talmud answers: This matter applies only in a case where there is no factor that supports her claim, as the presumption is that she would not be so insolent as to tell a lie that has no basis. However, in a case where there is a factor that supports her claim, as in this case both the husband a
Mishnah: With regard to a betrothed young woman, she and her father are each eligible to receive her bill of divorce, and the divorce takes effect at the moment that either of them receives the bill of divorce. R' Yehuda said: Two hands do not have the right to acquire an item on behalf of one per
Talmud: The Talmud asks: With regard to what do the Rabbis, who stated the unattributed first opinion in the Mishnah, and R' Yehuda disagree? The Rabbis hold: God grants the betrothed young woman an additional hand, beyond the hand of her father, who can receive the bill of divorce on her behalf.