A Kesuba is a contract much like any commercial contract one may see in the secular world. Like any commercial contract it has Standard Terms and Conditions (sometimes referred to as “boiler plate”) which, among other things, obligate the Chasan to feed, house, clothe and otherwise support the Kallah. This is what is often read at the Chasannah. Also like a standard commercial contract, it can have appendices, called tosfos ha’kesuba which can specify, explain or limit the standard terms and conditions. It is my belief that any deviation from the standard kesubah, such as the kallah or her family supporting the Chassan in kolel, be stated in the tosfos with specific durations, amounts and other conditions as may be agreed upon. (P.S. these conditions or modification need to specified in the kesubah, not the tenayim,)
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