Failure to pay Alimony and Moral Damages
If the former spouse fails to pay the alimony, he or she may be liable to compensate the other spouse for the damages caused by this failure. This principle has been recently confirmed by judgement no. 17144/2018 of the Court of Rome. The case involved a couple of former spouses, whose husband had repeatedly missed […]
Alimony and Tax Return
Alimony is an economic emolument, consisting of a sum of money paid to the weaker spouse (financially weaker) or in the form of financial support for children. Generally speaking, the amount is generally determined by the court, so it is natural to ask whether the alimony should be indicated in the tax return or not.To […]
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 […]