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A personal identity established over time takes precedence over formal civil registry records
Introduction: The Conflict Between Historical Truth and Social Identity The right to a name and to personal identity is one of the fundamental cornerstones of personality rights. In family law, there can be a conflict between historical civil registry data (the original birth registration) and the social identity lived by

Sole Custody and Geographic Distance: The Boundary Between Logistical Obstacles and Parental Disinterest in View of Supreme Court Order No. 16280/2025
The Court of Cassation clarifies that the geographical distance between parents does not, in and of itself, preclude joint custody. An exception in favor of sole custody is legitimate and warranted only when physical distance is compounded by serious and proven conduct demonstrating a lack of interest in the child.

International Divorce: Which Country Has Jurisdiction?
The European Court of Justice Clarifies the Meaning of “Habitual Residence” for International Couples. In an increasingly global world, love often crosses borders. Unfortunately, divorce does too. But when an international couple separates, a crucial question immediately arises: where should the divorce be filed? The answer is not always simple

The Court of Rome defends family unity: appeal upheld against the Prefecture’s denial.
With a significant ruling announced today, the Ordinary Court of Rome (Immigration Section) annulled the decree rejecting the authorization for family reunification issued by the local government in Rome (Prefecture) against a non-EU citizen we assisted.The decision of the local government was found to be unlawful, having been based on

The new extra-quotas permit to stay for Italian descendants
Article 1-bis, paragraph 1 of Law 74 of May 23, 2025, converting with amendments Decree Law No. 36/2025, provided that foreigners residing abroad, descendants of Italian citizens and citizens of a country with a history of Italian emigration, could enter and stay in Italy for employment outside the maximum quotas

Unioni civili: un po’ di chiarezza
Il 17 settembre 2025 la Corte di Cassazione ha pubblicato una ordinanza, la numero 25495, alla quale è stato dato grande risalto mediatico per la novità apparentemente attribuitale: diversi articoli hanno riportato la notizia, dichiarando che finalmente era riconosciuto dalla giurisprudenza della Suprema Corte il diritto ad un assegno divorzile anche

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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