Abstract

Many cases of the nullity of marriage are conducted due to the inability to undertake essential marriage duties of mental incapacity (can. 1095 n. 3 CIC/83). In a significant proportion of cases, the marriage is invalid because of the immature personality of one or both parties, which makes it impossible for the spouses to take on basic marriage duties from the beginning. However, each case should be considered very carefully because the point of reaching maturity is merely contractual, and the formation of a personality lasts a lifetime.
The article aims to discuss possible determinants of an immature personality shaped by the family of origin. The family shapes the basic frameworks of the child’s personality, including a system of attitudes and needs, way of satisfying them and an extremely important mechanism of self-esteem. Children, who are raised in dysfunctional families, are influenced of stressogenic and pathogenic factors, which are the source of psychological trauma, causing changes in the personality structure as well as emotional and behavioral problems.