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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §26.1.14.pr-26.1.14.5

Grounds for the Termination of Guardianship

Passage 3742 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This section explains various grounds for the termination of guardianship, such as the arrogation, deportation, or enslavement of the pupil, the capture of either the pupil or the guardian by enemies, the expiration of a term, removal of a suspect guardian, or the fulfillment of a condition.

[ULPIANUS libro trigesimo septimo ad Sabinum. ] §26.1.14.prSi adrogati sunt adhuc impuberes uel deportati sint pupilli, tutores habere desinunt.
[ULPIAN, On Sabinus, Book 37.] If those who are still minors are arrogated, or if pupils are deported, they cease to have guardians.
§26.1.14.1Item si in seruitutem pupillus redigatur, utique finitur tutela.
Likewise, if a pupil is reduced to slavery, the guardianship is of course ended.
§26.1.14.2Aliis quoque modis desinunt esse tutores, si forte quis ab hostibus fuerit captus uel pupillus uel tutor.
They also cease to be guardians in other ways, if by chance either the pupil or the guardian should be captured by the enemy.
§26.1.14.3Sed et si ad tempus fuerit quis datus, tempore finito tutor esse desinit.
Moreover, if anyone has been appointed for a certain time, when the time has expired, he ceases to be a guardian.
§26.1.14.4Praeterea si suspectus quis fuerit remotus, desinit esse tutor.
Furthermore, if anyone has been removed as suspect, he ceases to be a guardian.
§26.1.14.5Sed et si ad certam condicionem datus sit, aeque euenit, ut desinat esse tutor exsistente condicione.
But also, if he has been appointed under a certain condition, it equally happens that he ceases to be a guardian upon the fulfillment of the condition.

Notes

  1. §26.1.14.pradrogati sunt adhuc impuberes — Refers to the situation where impuberes (minors) are arrogated (adrogati sunt). Since adrogatio applies to independent persons (sui iuris), when a minor without a paterfamilias enters the power (patria potestas) of an adopter, the need for guardianship (tutela) ceases, resulting in its termination.
  2. §26.1.14.2desinunt esse tutores — The verb in the main clause is plural (desinunt), referring generally to guardians, whereas the conditional clause (si forte quis... uel pupillus uel tutor) assumes a situation where either the pupil or the guardian is captured by the enemy. If the pupil is captured, the object of guardianship is lost, and consequently, the guardians cease to be guardians.
  3. §26.1.14.5exsistente condicione — An ablative absolute construction consisting of the present participle exsistente and the noun condicione. It expresses a temporal or conditional circumstance, meaning "when the condition is fulfilled" or "upon the fulfillment of the condition."

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §26.1.14.pr-26.1.14.5. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:26.1.14.pr-26.1.14.5

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