1) How much must the divorcing spouse pay?
2) What if the richer spouse was the wife? How much would she have to pay?
A Finkle, Langhorne, PA
For all practical questions regarding this topic, one should consult a competent Orthodox Beis Din.
1) One should address this question to a Beis Din that deals with divorces. This is because determining this amount is the subject of much argument among the commentaries. [This argument is explained at length in Nisuin k'Hilchasam vo. 1, pgs 300-302.]
2) The Kesuvah, which one must pay when he gives his wife a Get, has nothing to do with a wife being richer or poorer. It is a document that a groom signs upon marriage, obligating himself to pay a certain amount of money upon divorce (regardless if his wife is richer or poorer).
Again, for all practical questions, please consult a competent Orthodox Beis Din.
All the best,
Yaakov Montrose