SUMMARY

Premise: what juridical relevance for the family in the Church? - 2. “Why” does the family have juridical relevance in the Church today? The sacrament family - 3. “What” of the family has juridical relevance in the Church today? Public-social legitimacy, vocational-affective legitimacy and psycho-spiritual integration - 4. How does the family have juridical relevance in the Church today? Existence, validity and efficacy of marriage - 5. Concluding considerations: a new professionalism for the ecclesial jurist.