2023-07-15 21:55:33
Michela Murgia got married and announced the marriage ‘in articulo mortis’, literally ‘at the point of death’. What does it mean? What is it about? “A few days ago Lorenzo and I got married civilly. We did it ‘in articulo mortis’ because every day there is a different physical complication. I go in and out of the hospital and now we no longer take anything for granted. We did it reluctantly “, announced the writer, a cancer patient.
What is marriage ‘in articulo mortis’? What does the formula mean? Article 101 of the civil code explains that “in the event of imminent danger to the life of one of the spouses, the registrar of the place can proceed with the celebration of the marriage without publication and without consent to the marriage, if this is required , provided that the spouses first swear that there are no impediments between them that cannot be dispensed with. The registrar declares in the marriage certificate the way in which he ascertained the imminent danger of life”.
Marriage ‘in articulo mortis’ is applicable to cases in which a possible delay in the celebration could jeopardize the feasibility of the marriage itself. For example, as in the case of Michela Murgia, if there is a serious illness in an advanced stage which puts the life of one of the people involved in imminent danger.
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