By Avv. Michele Capecchi, LL.M. On May 11, 2016, the Italian Parliament approved a law recognizing the civil unions of same-sex partners and specific rights to partners, regardless of their sexuality, who “live as a couple in a stable relationship” (known as De Facto Relationships, unioni di fatto or convivenze). The part of
The Divorce Law after the “fast track” divorce reform of April 2015 and the Collaborative Divorce Procedure of 2014 By Avv. Michele Capecchi, LL.M. In this article, The Florentine’s legal columnist and international lawyer Michele Capecchi addresses many of the issues raised at the Round Table on Violence Against Women, held
By Avv. Michele Capecchi, LL.M. In Italy, to get divorced (and therefore to be able to remarry) the couple must first be legally separated for at least 6 months, which involves a judge’s decision that formally states that the two persons, can live apart. “De facto separation”, i.e. simply deciding
International divorce law explained By Avv. Michele Capecchi, LL.M. Statistics show that in Europe-and Italy, in particular-marriages between people of different nationalities are increasing. Accordingly, the number of international separations and divorces is also increasing. As you can imagine, this is not the happiest aspect of law that I have
What women in Florence should know about domestic violence By Avv. Michele Capecchi, LL.M. On International Women’s Day (March 8), people around the world celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. But gender equality is still far from being reached and so many women, on a daily basis, seek
