International Family Law

The Firm offers specialized legal assistance in cross-border or international disputes, initiated in Italy or abroad.

Donata Piantanida and her associates implement targeted strategies to resolve disputes both in and out of court, thanks to their continuous legal education and being attentive to changes in the law.

The Firm maintains contacts with foreign consulates and embassies. Attending meetings and court hearings abroad in the interests of and as advisers to clients is the Firm’s typical practice.

The Firm handles the following procedures:

• International child abduction in Italy and abroad
• International separations and dissolutions of marriage
• International adoptions
• Recognition of foreign adoptions, special cases included
• Recognition of foreign separations and dissolutions of marriage
• Dissolution of partnerships between unmarried couples
• Registration of foreign marriages or foreign domestic partnerships
• Registration and validation of foreign same sex civil partnerships or marriages