Jerusalem Talmud Gittin 2.7

משנה: אַף הַנָּשִׁים שֶׁאֵינָן נֶאֱמָנוֹת לוֹמַר מֵת בַּעֲלָהּ נֶאֱמָנוֹת לְהָבִיא אֶת גִּיטָּהּ חֲמוֹתָהּ וּבַת חֲמוֹתָהּ וְצָרָתָהּ וִיבִמְתָּהּ וּבַת בַּעֲלָהּ. מַה בֵּין גֵּט לְמִיתָה. שֶׁהַכְּתָב מוֹכִיחַ. הָאִשָּׁה עַצְמָהּ מֵבִיאָה אֶת גִּיטָּהּ וּבִלְבַד שֶׁיְּהֵא צְרִיכָה לוֹמַר בְּפָנַי נִכְתַּב וּבְפָנַי נִתְחַתֵּם.

MISHNAH: Even women who cannot be believed if they say that [a woman’s] husband died are trustworthy to bring her bill of divorce: Her mother-in-law, her mother-in-law’s daughter, her co-wife, her sister-in-law, and her husband’s daughter. What is the difference between divorce and death? The writing is the proof. A woman may herself bring her own bill of divorce, but she still is required to say that it was written and signed before her.

הלכה: אַף הַנָּשִׁים שֶׁאֵינָן נֶאֱמָנוֹת לוֹמַר. מֵת בַּעֲלָהּ כול׳. אֲפִילוּ נִכְתַּב וְלֹא נֶחְתַּם מַאֲמִינִין אוֹתָהּ. שֶׁאִילּוּ לֹא אָמְרָה. בְּפָנַיי נִכְתַּב וּבְפָנַיי נֶחְתַּם. אַף אַתָּה מַתִּירָהּ לְהִינָּשֵׂא. אָמַר רִבִּי יוֹסֵי בֵּירִבִּי בּוּן. כַּיי דָּמַר רִבִּי אָבִין. אֵינוֹ חָשׁוּד לְקַלְקְלָהּ בִּידֵי שָׁמַיִם. בְּבֵית דִּין הוּא חָשׁוּד לְקַלְקְלָהּ. שֶׁמִּתּוֹךְ שֶׁהוּא יוֹדֵעַ שֶׁאִם בָּא וְעִירֵר עֱרָרוֹ בָּטֵל אַף הוּא מַחְתִּמוֹ בְעֵדִים כְּשֵׁרִים.

HALAKHAH: “Also those women who cannot be believed if they say that [a woman’s] husband died,” etc. Would you believe her if it was written but not signed [in her presence]? If she did not say ‘it was written in my presence, it was signed in my presence’, would you permit her to remarry? Rebbi Yose ben Rebbi Abun said, that parallels what Rebbi Abun said, he is not suspect to damage her before Heaven. Before the court he is suspect to damage her. But since he knows that if he comes and protests, his protest is void, he will choose qualified witnesses to sign.

הַגַּע עַצְמָךְ שֶׁעָשָׂת עֶשֶׂר שָׁנִים בְּרוֹמִי וְנִישֵּׂאת. אָמַר רִבִּי יוֹחָנָן. מַתְנִיתָא כְּשֶׁאָמַר לָהּ. אַל תִּיגָּרְשִי אֶלָּא בְמָקוֹם פְּלוֹנִי.

Think of it, if she stayed in Rome ten years and remarried! Rebbi Joḥanan said, the Mishnah if he said to her, you shall only be divorced [by this document] at place X.