[IDEM libro primo pandectarum. ] §1.7.42.prEtiam infantem in adoptionem dare possumus.
[THE SAME, Pandects, book 1.] We can also give an infant in adoption.
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §1.7.42.pr
Power of the Pater Familias to Give an Infant in Adoption
Summary
It states that even an infant can be given in adoption by the decision of the pater familias.
Notes
- 1.7.42.prEtiam — The adverb etiam emphatically modifies the noun infantem, indicating that even an infant, who lacks the capacity to express consent, can without exception be the object of adoption (in adoptionem dare).
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