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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §28.8.9.pr

Maintenance of a Son from the Estate During Deliberation

Passage 4357 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It rules that while a son is deliberating whether to accept or refuse an inheritance, he is entitled to receive maintenance from the estate.

[PAULUS libro quinquagesimo octauo ad edictum. ] §28.8.9.prFilius dum deliberat, alimenta habere debet ex hereditate.
[PAULUS, in the fifty-eighth book on the Edict.] A son, while he is deliberating, ought to have maintenance from the inheritance.

Notes

  1. §28.8.9.prdeliberat — Third-person singular present indicative of the verb `deliberare`. It refers to the state of being within the legal period of deliberation (tempus ad deliberandum) allowed for deciding whether to accept (adire) or refuse (abstinere) the inheritance.
  2. §28.8.9.pralimenta — Accusative plural of the neuter noun `alimentum` (nourishment, food). In legal terminology, it extends beyond mere food to encompass 'maintenance' or 'sustenance' in general, including clothing and shelter necessary for life.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §28.8.9.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:28.8.9.pr

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