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Civil court rules that Article 1858 refers only to legal incapacity, not mental illness, for deaf-mute persons.

Case Number 066008
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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The Supreme Court of Justice granted the review of a civil case involving a deaf-mute individual's legal capacity. The court interpreted Article 1858 of the Civil Code to mean that the referenced 'psychic anomaly' applies strictly to legal incapacity rather than general mental illness. Consequently, the court held that the statutory provision does not automatically disqualify deaf-mute persons from exercising rights unless they are legally declared incapacitated.

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INVESTIGAÇÃO DE PATERNIDADE INTERDIÇÃO DE EXERCICIO DE DIREITOS CAPACIDADE JUDICIARIA INABILIDADE INCAPACIDADE DO SURDO-MUDO

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Civil Code interpretation legal incapacity deaf-mute capacity psychic anomaly family law rights judicial review statutory construction

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Art. 1858 do Codigo Civil

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00005073

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ197511110660082

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[REFERENCIA DE PUBLICACAO] BMJ N251 ANO1975 PAG183

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/B2152ABCC384EC8D802568FC00398EB4?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

A interpretação do n. 1 do artigo 1858 do Codigo Civil, considerando a evolução legislativa e os trabalhos preparatorios, permite concluir que a anomalia psiquica nele referida se reporta apenas a inabilidade.