Assistance and representation in separation and divorce matters, including preparation of court documentation and support through mediation.
People often look for a divorce or family lawyer in Turin when living together has become untenable, when the other spouse has already started separation proceedings, or when arrangements for child custody and maintenance need to be settled. It is worth talking things through before anything is final — to weigh whether a consensual or judicial route fits your situation, to prepare the documents filed with the court, or to handle the mediation stage that often comes before proceedings. Assistance is available in native English and Italian, which helps bilingual couples and families with ties in more than one country.
Assistance in English and Italian for international clients
Wondering when you could actually apply for divorce? Italian law sets a minimum wait after your separation is formalised — six months for consensual routes, twelve for a judicial one — counted from a date many people get wrong. Use the interactive Separation-to-Divorce Timeline to estimate your own earliest filing date and see the steps, in plain English or Italian.
Separation suspends some of the obligations of marriage without ending it, whereas divorce dissolves the marriage for good and allows you to remarry. As a rule you separate first, and once the period set by law has passed you can then apply for divorce.
In a consensual separation the spouses agree on the terms — the children, the home, maintenance — and the agreement is then put before the judge; in a judicial separation, where there is no agreement, the court decides. The consensual route is usually quicker and less adversarial, but it depends on the case.
After a consensual separation, divorce can be applied for once six months have passed; after a judicial separation, the wait is twelve months. The actual timing then depends on the court and on how complex the situation is.
In Italy custody is normally shared between both parents, because the law protects the child's right to a relationship with each of them; sole custody is the exception. The time the child spends with each parent and the contribution to their maintenance are then settled.
Child maintenance is owed by both parents in proportion to their income and takes account of the child's needs and the time spent with each of them. Any maintenance for a spouse depends instead on each person's financial situation and is assessed case by case.
Yes — assistance is available in native English and Italian, with no translation layer, which helps international couples and families with children or assets in more than one country. Anna also gained family-law experience during a placement at a law firm in the United Kingdom, working alongside a lawyer in the field.