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Per il Riconoscimento dei Matrimoni Islamici in Italia
Fra i tanti aspetti del diritto di famiglia che non si credevano possibili fino a qualche anno fa e che lo sono diventati è forse giunto il momento di svolgere una riflessione sull’argomento in questione. La drastica diminuzione dei matrimoni delle coppie italiane a favore delle convivenze non registrate, considerate

La Nuova Fase Introduttiva del Processo Civile di Cognizione
Estratto dallo schema di Relazione illustrativa del decreto legislativo recante attuazione della legge 26 novembre 2021, n. 206 Nella prospettiva di dare pratica attuazione ai principi della semplificazione, speditezza e razionalizzazione del processo civile, l’attuale esecutivo ha predisposto uno schema di decreto legislativo con il quale dare esecuzione alla legge

Italy can Only Inspect Ships after Landing the Migrants
Judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Joined Cases C-14/21 and C-15/21 | Sea Watch (Judgement No 138/2022: 1 August 2022) Ships of humanitarian organisations systematically carrying out activities relating to the search for and rescue of persons at sea may be subject to controls by the port

Becoming an Italian Citizen Through Residency
Italy is a beautiful country and many people from around the world decide they want to call it home. Getting Italian citizenship is possible in several ways but this article will focus on how to get Italian citizenship through residency in Italy. The time required to live in Italy in

How Biancardi Vs. Italy Reinforces your Right to be Forgotten
In November of 2021 a judgement in the case of Biancardi v. Italy was handed down by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). This case was about an alleged violation of Article 10 of the European Convention of Human Rights, a convention which is binding on all who have

A Quick Guide to Buying Property in Italy
The process of buying a home in Italy can be confusing to people unfamiliar with the process, but it is not as difficult as it appears at first glance. Before going through the process of buying a home, it is recommended that you work with a bank to understand what

I figli nati all’estero da cittadino italiano per nascita: il nuovo art. 4 della Legge n. 91/92
Il nuovo articolo 3bis della Legge n. 91/92 prevede “che si considera non avere mai acquistato la cittadinanza italiana chi è nato all’estero anche prima della data di entrata in vigore del presente articolo ed è in possesso di altra cittadinanza” salvo che ricorra una delle condizioni previste dalle lettere c)

La prova dell’effettivo esercizio dell’affidamento del minore e l’accertamento in concreto da parte del giudice (Convenzione Aja 1980 sulla sottrazione internazionale di minori)
Con la recente sentenza del 7 maggio 2025, n. 12035, la Corte di cassazione civile si è pronunciata su un caso di sottrazione internazionale di una minore dalla Romania all’Italia, analizzando la Convenzione dell’Aja del 25 ottobre 1980, come integrata dal Regolamento UE n. 1111/2019 (Bruxelles II ter). Nell’ambito del

Big News for Italian Citizenship by Blood: “Minors’ Rule” Overturned in Court
By a ruling released on March 17, 2025, the Civil Court of Naples, upheld the appeal of a U.S. citizen, assisted by the law firm Family Law Italy of Rome (attorneys Stefano Cuomo and Marco Calabrese), who went to Court to have his application for recognition of Italian citizenship by

The Effects of Prenuptial Agreements in Italy
It is commonly said that prenuptial agreements are banned in Italy: a large part of the Italian public opinion complains that this is a spiteful limitation resulting from a backward mentality. However, that all prenuptial pacts are banned is not entirely true: such contracts are banned only for the All-Italian

Expats in Italy: How to Get Child Support When Your Partner Does Not Want to Pay
Among my clients, the situation may occur whereby the parent – a foreigner married to an Italian and residing in Italy- is left without means of subsistence for himself or herself and the children and “blackmailed” for that reason by the Italian parent in the event of divorce. Unfortunately, it

The Matrimonial Regime of Separation of Assets in Italy: How It Works (Part 2)
In my article dealing with the differences between Matrimonial Regimes in Italy and Common Law Countries https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/matrimonial-regime-separation-assets-italy-how-works-marco-calabrese-tfvsf/ we had finally got to the one-hundred dollar question: So… how to protect your assets when you married in a regime of Separation of Assets and moved later to a Country (typically UK
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