Father and mother on Identity Card
The advice of the Italian Data Protection Authority The Italian Government has recently requested the advice of the Italian Data Protection Authority, on the possible impact the reform of the information on the electronic ID cards of minors could have. Specifically, the reform is aimed to replace the word “parents” with that of “father” and […]
Prevalent residence order of the child and limited visiting rights does not exclude shared custody
By judgement no. 22219/2018 the Italian Supreme Court has confirmed that, in the context of shared custody regime, it is possible to limit husband’s right to visit and ordering child’s prevalent residence at mother habitation. Italian legislation about shared custody does not exclude the prevalent residence of the child at one of spouses’ residence. In […]
Invalidity pension only applies to Italian residents
The Italian Supreme Court – Employment section has confirmed that invalidity pension applies only within Italian territory. (judgement no..21901). This ordinance is in line with EC regulation no. 1247/1992 which does not allow to export assistance or pension support within European territory. It is important to highlight the difference between assistance and pension support: the […]
Divorce Certificate and Jurisdiction
Italian Minister of Justice has faced the delicate issue of the divorce certificate release that must be submitted to the country where the applicant wants to obtain legal recognition of the divorce agreement. The problem has arisen because of an enormous number of applications addressed to the Court, which has badly impacted on the internal […]
Divorce: if the spouse does not pay alimony
Art. 570 bis of the Italian Criminal Code takes into consideration the violations of duties regarding family care. In particular, article 570 bis provides that in case of unjustified non-payment of alimony, the non-paying spouse will be sanctioned with a fine between €103,00 and €1032,00 or with the imprisonment for up to 1 year. Article 570-bis constitutes one of […]