Sic quoque abunde misera res est pater filio solus heres: quid si coheredem non a filio accipiat? Adde quod cum divus Nerva sanxisset, ut in paternis bonis liberi necessitate vicesimae solverentur, congruens erat eandem immunitatem parentes in liberorum bonis obtinere.
It is grief enough already for a father to outlive his son as his sole heir; what if he has to share the inheritance with another not of his sons choosing? Besides, when the divine Nerva decreed that children should be exempt from the five per cent tax on their fathers property it was only logical that the immunity should be extended to fathers with regard to the property of their children.
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