Explicit expressions of the vertex constant for the decay of a nucleus into two charged particles for an arbitrary orbital momentum l are derived for the standard expansion of the effective-range function K l (k 2 ), as well as when the function K0(k 2 ) has a pole. As physical examples, we consider the bound state of the nucleus 3 He and the resonant states of the nuclei 2 He and 3 He in the s-wave, and those of 5 He and 5 Li in the p-wave. For the systems N p and N d the pole trajectories are constructed in the complex planes of the momentum and of the renormalized vertex constant. They correspond to a transition from the resonance state to the virtual state while the Coulomb forces gradually decrease to zero.