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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §23.1.7.pr-23.1.7.1

Absence of Writing and Presumption of Paternal Consent

Passage 3295 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This chunk explains that the absence of writing does not affect the validity of a betrothal and states the requirement of consent, noting that a father's consent is presumed unless he explicitly dissents.

[PAULUS libro trigesimo quinto ad edictum. ] §23.1.7.prIn sponsalibus nihil interest, utrum testatio interponatur an aliquis sine scriptura spondeat.
[PAULUS, in the thirty-fifth book on the Edict.] In betrothals, it makes no difference whether a formal attestation is interposed or someone promises without writing.
§23.1.7.1In sponsalibus etiam consensus eorum exigendus est, quorum in nuptiis desideratur.
In betrothals also, the consent of those must be required whose consent is required in marriage.
intellegi tamen semper filiae patrem consentire, nisi euidenter dissentiat, Iulianus scribit.
Julian writes, however, that the father of a daughter is always understood to consent, unless he patently dissents.

Notes

  1. 23.1.7.prnihil interest, utrum testatio interponatur an aliquis sine scriptura spondeat — The impersonal expression "nihil interest" introduces an indirect question with the alternative particles "utrum... an..." ("whether... or..."), which governs the present subjunctive verbs "interponatur" and "spondeat".
  2. 23.1.7.1intellegi tamen semper filiae patrem consentire, nisi euidenter dissentiat, Iulianus scribit — An indirect statement dependent on "Iulianus scribit". The present passive infinitive "intellegi" (to be understood) takes "filiae patrem" as its subject accusative, which in turn governs the active infinitive "consentire" as a prolative infinitive. The clause "nisi euidenter dissentiat" is a conditional clause in the subjunctive.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §23.1.7.pr-23.1.7.1. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:23.1.7.pr-23.1.7.1

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