[GAIUS libro secundo ad legem Iuliam et Papiam. ] §23.2.30.prSimulatae nuptiae nullius momenti sunt.
[GAIUS in the second book on the Lex Julia et Papia.] Simulated marriages are of no effect.
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §23.2.30.pr
Legal Invalidity of Simulated Marriages
Summary
It states the principle that simulated (or sham) marriages are of no legal effect.
Notes
- §23.2.30.prnullius momenti — A genitive of quality (or value) used predicatively with the copula sunt, meaning "of no significance" or "of no legal effect."
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