The many legislative changes affecting the family which were enacted in Italy from the end of the 1960s to the mid 1980s all had the same aim: to abolish the previous practice -regarded as excessively rigid- and to replace it with new more malleable rules that respect the autonomy of the couple. The law on separation (and divorce) between spouses plays a central role in family law, because of its social relevance and the number of proceedings taking place, as well as because of the nature of the issues connected with it, which have been investigated on many occasions by doctrine, at times successfully and at others not. Before 1970 separation was the unique alternative to a good working marriage and the only way out of a total family crisis.
Separation in Italy and related issues
Raffaella Losurdo
2007-01-01
Abstract
The many legislative changes affecting the family which were enacted in Italy from the end of the 1960s to the mid 1980s all had the same aim: to abolish the previous practice -regarded as excessively rigid- and to replace it with new more malleable rules that respect the autonomy of the couple. The law on separation (and divorce) between spouses plays a central role in family law, because of its social relevance and the number of proceedings taking place, as well as because of the nature of the issues connected with it, which have been investigated on many occasions by doctrine, at times successfully and at others not. Before 1970 separation was the unique alternative to a good working marriage and the only way out of a total family crisis.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
