Psychological violence and subjection state: you could face up to 10 years imprisonment
Current draft law aims to punish a person who induces or maintains another individual under a continuous state of subjection using deception, threat or abusing infirmity status. Violence can take various forms. In fact, there are physical, psychological, and moral violence. Such last type of violence is the subject matter of a draft law that […]
Did you suffer physical or psychological damages in Italy? New disability compensations schemes
Biological damage occurs when a natural person suffers physical or mental harm. The Italian Constitution guarantees physical and mental integrity and, for this very reason, the natural person needs to be adequately compensated. Italian Minister of labour and social policies has approved new indemnity tables valid for the next three years. Those tables will provide […]
To be stopped drink-driving under Italian Law: Sanctions and procedures
Under Italian Law, art. 186 Highway Code (“Codice della Strada”) forbids to drive under the influence of alcohol. The same article also set drink-driving sanctions while art. 186 bis include specific sanctions for special categories of drivers. Drink-driving sanctions depend on the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of the driver. Under this circumstance, the sanctioning system […]
International adoption in Italy: costs, expenses and reimbursements
International adoption process is characterised by different types of expenditures and procedures that deserve the following explanation. It has been estimated that, contrarily to national adoption, international adoption process may cost between €30.000.00 – €40.000.00 However, such price may be subject to variations. In fact, the total amount depends on child nationality and the authorised […]
Limited visiting rights under shared custody regime
Italian Cassation Court held that only the judge is entitled to make all the arrangements for exercising parental visiting rights. In particular, taking in consideration minor’s interest, the judge is entitled to reject spouses’ timing of visit. The first-instance Court has found that father’s visiting hours were too much fragmented complex, and dysfunctional. Then, in […]