Italian Divorce and alimony to the foreign spouse: a brief outline
According to the Italian legislation, alimony is spouses’ right which is not subject to time limitation. Spousal alimony constitutes spouses’ obligation to provide an economic support to the spouse who – for objective reasons – is not able to take care for himself/herself. Alimony quantification is also a relevant step and it shall be based […]
Domestic violence and abuse in Italy: an overview
The offence of domestic abuse occurs when the offender habitually perpetrate harassment conducts towards another subject that is dominated by such unlawful behaviours. This offence is characterised by a repeated physical and moral violence that determine victim moral pain and discomfort. Regularity of the conduct In order to determine domestic abuse offence, offender’s conduct must […]
Italian child custody and parental alienation: case commentary
In the context of separation or divorce proceedings, the assessment of the relationship between spouses and children is widely relevant. Child custody regimes involve different solutions for children care while taking in consideration only minor’s best interest. In such context, child custody might be affected by external behaviours made by one of the spouses toward […]
Italian Right to be forgotten: A brief guideline
According to article 17 of General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), “The data subject shall have the right to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data concerning him or her”. Such provision establishes the so-called right to erasure or right to be forgotten, which is then one of the possible rights data subject may […]
Italian separation and divorce settlement: the adultery
After the Italian “quick divorce” legislation came into effect, divorce procedure in Italy has been made faster and more effective. In fact, in order to dissolve a marital relationship in Italy, you need a six or twelve-month period to get a mutual and judicial separation respectively. Separation does not end the marital relationship but it […]