Il diritto al mantenimento del figlio maggiorenne e i suoi limiti

Di Claudia Benanti -
In a recent judgment, the Italian Supreme Civil Court established that a child’s right of maintenance ends when he or she comes of age, but the child can obtain maintenance afterwards if proving his or her dedication, firstly to achieving a University degree and then to looking thoroughly for a job. In this way the Court has taken the distance from the traditional opinion that a child’s right of maintenance continues until he or she has achieved self-sufficiency or has failed in doing so for his or her own fault. Nevertheless, the aim of limiting a child’s right of maintenance, according to the principle of self-responsibility, can be equally achieved by considering the real con. . .