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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §37.4.9.pr

Relevance of Remaining in Adoptive Family Regardless of Father's Life

Passage 5737 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

States that whether the adoptive father is alive or dead does not matter, as the only question is whether the child is in the adoptive family.

[GAIUS libro quarto decimo ad edictum prouinciale. ] §37.4.9.prUtrum autem pater adoptiuus uiuit an defunctus est, nihil interest: nam hoc solum quaeritur, an in adoptiua familia sit.
[GAIUS in the fourteenth book on the Provincial Edict.] whether the adoptive father is alive or dead, it makes no difference; for this alone is asked, whether he is in the adoptive family.

Notes

  1. §37.4.9.prUtrum autem pater adoptiuus uiuit an defunctus est — In the indirect question introduced by utrum... an..., the indicative mood (uiuit, defunctus est) is used instead of the standard subjunctive of the classical period. In contrast, the subsequent indirect question introduced by quaeritur uses the subjunctive (sit) as standard, showing a variation in mood selection within the same sentence.

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