When a man died leaving an "epikleros", the heiress was felt to be "epidikos", or as it literally translates, "adjudicable". This made her available for the specialized procedure for the betrothal of an "epikleros", a type of court judgement called "epidikasia". The proceedings took place in the archon's court, for citizen "epikleroi". For the "epikleroi" of resident aliens in Athens, the "metics", the polemarch was in charge of their affairs. It was also the case that if a man made a will, but did not give any of his daughters their legal rights as "epikleroi" in the will, then that will was held to be invalid. A young Athenian male, prior to coming of age and serving his time as an "ephebe", or military trainee, was allowed to claim "epikleroi", the only legal right an "ephebe" was permitted in Aristotle's day, besides that of taking office as a priest in an hereditary priesthood. It is also unclear if a man who was eligible to marry an "epikleros" but was already married could keep his previous wife while also claiming the "epikleros". While all evidence points to the ancient Athenians being monogamous, there are two speeches by Demosthenes implying that men did indeed have both a wife acquired through the normal betrothal procedure and another who was adjudicated to them through the "epidikasia" () procedure. The archon was also responsible for overseeing the treatment of "epikleroi", along with widows, orphans, widows who claimed to be pregnant and households that were empty.