The passage by Paulus, included in Digest 45.1.132, confronts us with the possibility of considering forms of transfer of children from one family unit to another without resorting to the legal instrument of adoption. The jurist, in fact, refers to a susceptio filiorum, which he explicitly distinguishes from adoption carried out legitime. Scholars have generally regarded these susceptiones as deriving from provincial practices, but a comprehensive consideration of the evidence leads to the conclusion that they were characteristic of the Roman context.
Il passo di Paolo, accolto in D. 45.1.132, ci mette a confronto con la possibilità di considerare forme di transito di figli da un nucleo familiare ad un altro realizzate senza il ricorso allo strumento giuridico dell’adozione. Il giurista, infatti, fa riferimento a una susceptio filiorum che esplicitamente distingue dall’adozione effettuata legitime. Gli studiosi hanno generalmente ritenuto queste susceptiones derivanti da pratiche provinciali, ma una considerazione complessiva delle testimonianze porta alla conclusione che esse siano state proprie dell’ambiente romano.
Filium alienum suscipere. A margine di un passo di Paolo
LORENZI CARLO
2023
Abstract
The passage by Paulus, included in Digest 45.1.132, confronts us with the possibility of considering forms of transfer of children from one family unit to another without resorting to the legal instrument of adoption. The jurist, in fact, refers to a susceptio filiorum, which he explicitly distinguishes from adoption carried out legitime. Scholars have generally regarded these susceptiones as deriving from provincial practices, but a comprehensive consideration of the evidence leads to the conclusion that they were characteristic of the Roman context.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
