8 Then the elders of his town shall summon him and speak to him. If he persists, saying, "I have no desire to marry her,"

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Deuteronomy 25:8

Commentary on Deuteronomy 25:5-12

(Read Deuteronomy 25:5-12)

The custom here regulated seems to have been in the Jewish law in order to keep inheritances distinct; now it is unlawful.