The Senate has approved a new law governing civil unions in Italy and right of de-facto couples, which has been, for a number of years, subject of a fierce debate between politicians, the Church and the media. The first part of this new law allows civil unions, or civil partnerships, between individuals of the same sex,
The Italian administrative courts issued a controversial decision last week concerning the registration in Italy of same-sex marriages celebrated abroad, in particular whether such a union can lawfully be registered(1) in the Civil Registry office of the Anagrafe alongside all other marriages in Italy. It was established in this decision, by the highest administrative court in Italy,
Quick divorce in Italy Under a new law in Italy, a couple can now lodge a petition for divorce 6 months after the decree of separation if the separation was “consensual” (both parties were in agreement as to the terms of the separation agreement) or 12 months if the separation was “judicial” (the parties were
