Italy's government has approved a legal amendment that requires family members of foreign nationals to reside in Italy as dependents...

A new approach to the problem of parental alienation by one parent against the other is be trialled by Cafcass in an attempt of prevent the potential for long term emotional damage to the children who are subject to such actions.

It is now unlawful in Italy to automatically give a child the surname of their father - link to discussion.

Post-nuptial agreements can be drafted throughout the marriage, particularly if other assets are acquired.

Leandro Barreto and François Souyri face an uncertain future when they discovered that their intention to relocate to France has been thrown into disarray by the French government's failure...

Parents should be far more mindful of their children's wellbeing during the course of a divorce.

After a long fight Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan have won their battle for the right to have a civil partnership.

180 divorces granted to Italian couples exposed as being fraudulent and at risk of being rescinded by the Family Division of the High Court.

Pre-nuptial agreements in various forms have been in existence in certain countries since ancient times. In modern times they have been widely acknowledged as valid across a number of...

The recent High Court ruling in the divorce case involving Nasreen Akhtar and her husband, Mohammed Shabaz Khan, may very well open the door to number of similar cases where Muslim women...

Disability often fuels innovation — not in spite of the challenges it brings, but because of them. Across history, disabled people have developed tools, technologies, and ideas that have transformed...

The Joint Sections of the Supreme Court established with judgment no. 35385 of December 18, 2023, that the period of premarital cohabitation could be considered...

Italian citizenship is based upon the principle of jure sanguinis (blood right).

Jointly or solely-owned real estate in Italy is often involved in divorces between Italian and non-Italian spouses.

Cohabitants (homosexual or heterosexual) who want to regulate their financial relationships, relating to their life together, can do so through a written agreement which is called the "contract of cohabitation".

Italian citizenship following a civil union is one of the rights guaranteed by the Italian State, equating it with marriage and rendering the procedures for obtaining citizenship identical.

It goes without saying that divorce is one of the most challenging things a family has to negotiate.

The Regulation no. 2019/1111, published on July 2, 2019, in the Official Journal of the European Union, regarding jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of decisions concerning matrimonial matters and parental responsibility in the EU.

Something is changing in Italy. Italian legislation concerning successions and marriages, which has always been resistant to reforms, could undergo major changes.

Il diritto alle origini biologiche consente a ogni persona adottata di conoscere le proprie radici genetiche e familiari, ma questo diritto deve essere bilanciato con la scelta della madre biologica di mantenere l'anonimato.