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| Region | Italy |
| Issue | Same-sex adoption |
| Status | Second parent adoption only |
| Start Date | Jun 22, 2016 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | On June 22, 2016 the Court of Cassation stated that same sex couples in a civil union should be able to adopt their partner’s child for the child’s best interest. Same-sex couples can also apply for foster care since no law prohibits it. |
| Sources | https://www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2016/06/22/news/cassazione_si_a_stapchild_adoption-142563271/ https://www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2023/06/21/news/la_ministra_roccella_sulle_mamme_gay_non_si_diventa_genitori_per_contratto_la_strada_corretta_e_la_stepchild_adoption-405248434/ https://www.fanpage.it/attualita/coppia-di-ballerini-gay-di-palermo-ottiene-laffidamento-di-una-17enne-ora-siamo-una-vera-famiglia/ |
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edited by Samuel_NOT_Samuele. corrected mistakes
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edited by Samuel_NOT_Samuele. corrected mistakes
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| Description | Step-child adoptions for same-sex couples are recognized by Italian courts since June 2016, under the law 184/1983. On November 20th, 2023, the Juvenile Court ruled that gay couples can be foster parents. | On June 22, 2016 the Court of Cassation stated that same sex couples in a civil union should be able to adopt their partner’s child for the child’s best interest. Same-sex couples can also apply for foster care since no law prohibits it. |
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edited by Notdog1996. Adding that gay couples can be foster parents
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| Description | Step-child adoptions for same-sex couples are recognized by Italian courts since June 2016, under the law 184/1983. | Step-child adoptions for same-sex couples are recognized by Italian courts since June 2016, under the law 184/1983. On November 20th, 2023, the Juvenile Court ruled that gay couples can be foster parents. |
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| Sources | https://www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2016/06/22/news/cassazione_si_a_stapchild_adoption-142563271/ https://www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2023/06/21/news/la_ministra_roccella_sulle_mamme_gay_non_si_diventa_genitori_per_contratto_la_strada_corretta_e_la_stepchild_adoption-405248434/ | https://www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2016/06/22/news/cassazione_si_a_stapchild_adoption-142563271/ https://www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2023/06/21/news/la_ministra_roccella_sulle_mamme_gay_non_si_diventa_genitori_per_contratto_la_strada_corretta_e_la_stepchild_adoption-405248434/ https://www.fanpage.it/attualita/coppia-di-ballerini-gay-di-palermo-ottiene-laffidamento-di-una-17enne-ora-siamo-una-vera-famiglia/ |
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edited by Sam01it. The previous edit was very incorrect because PM Giorgia Meloni did not restrict any adoption right of same-sex couples, which are still regulated by law 184/1983. Her government only restricted city mayors from permitting automatic parenthood on birth certificates to same-sex couples, which is not allowed by current laws.
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| Value | Illegal | Second parent adoption only |
| Start Date | 2016 | Jun 22, 2016 |
| Description | On Mon 21 Aug 2023 02.00 EDT In Italy, same-sex couples do not have a legal right to adoption, stepchild adoption or surrogacy. The only opportunity for both parents to have rights with their child is via a legal loophole where the parents can go to another country and have their child by surrogacy. Step-child adoption are no longer recognised as of August because of the new government restricting Same-sex couples right. | Step-child adoptions for same-sex couples are recognized by Italian courts since June 2016, under the law 184/1983. |
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| Sources | https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/21/orphaned-by-decree-italy-same-sex-parents-react-losing-rights?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16955464233098&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2023%2Faug%2F21%2Forphaned-by-decree-italy-same-sex-parents-react-losing-rights https://amp-france24-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.france24.com/en/europe/20230914-italian-pm-giorgia-meloni-wears-down-parental-rights-of-same-sex-couples?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16955466300172&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.france24.com%2Fen%2Feurope%2F20230914-italian-pm-giorgia-meloni-wears-down-parental-rights-of-same-sex-couples | https://www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2016/06/22/news/cassazione_si_a_stapchild_adoption-142563271/ https://www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2023/06/21/news/la_ministra_roccella_sulle_mamme_gay_non_si_diventa_genitori_per_contratto_la_strada_corretta_e_la_stepchild_adoption-405248434/ |
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- Note field is incorrect "the ministry of interior issued a directive in January 2023 instructing Italian mayors to stop automatically registering the births of children conceived or born abroad through assisted reproductive methods. It cited a case from December 2022, in which Italy’s top court ruled that a child of a gay couple who was conceived through surrogacy abroad shouldn’t have their birth certificate automatically transcribed in Italy invluding both same sex parents. Some mayors continued to register same sex couples children, but most of the mayors stopped registrations. The previous “Cirinnà Law” tried to formally introduce step-child adoption, but only a vague reference to it was actually made, leaving courts the freedom to register or not the second parent on the birth certificate.
https://associazionelucacoscioni.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/circ-dait-003-servdemo-19-01-2023.pdf"
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| Description | On Mon 21 Aug 2023 02.00 EDT In Italy, same-sex couples do not have a legal right to adoption, stepchild adoption or surrogacy. The only opportunity for both parents to have rights with their child is via a legal loophole where the parents can go to another country and have their child by surrogacy. Step-child adoption are no longer recognised as of August because of the new government restricting Same-sex couples right. This page was vandalised by Samuel_NOT_Samuele please check sources | On Mon 21 Aug 2023 02.00 EDT In Italy, same-sex couples do not have a legal right to adoption, stepchild adoption or surrogacy. The only opportunity for both parents to have rights with their child is via a legal loophole where the parents can go to another country and have their child by surrogacy. Step-child adoption are no longer recognised as of August because of the new government restricting Same-sex couples right. |
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| Sources | https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/21/orphaned-by-decree-italy-same-sex-parents-react-losing-rights?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16955464233098&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2023%2Faug%2F21%2Forphaned-by-decree-italy-same-sex-parents-react-losing-rights https://amp-france24-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.france24.com/en/europe/20230914-italian-pm-giorgia-meloni-wears-down-parental-rights-of-same-sex-couples?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16955466300172&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.france24.com%2Fen%2Feurope%2F20230914-italian-pm-giorgia-meloni-wears-down-parental-rights-of-same-sex-couples | https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/21/orphaned-by-decree-italy-same-sex-parents-react-losing-rights?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16955464233098&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2023%2Faug%2F21%2Forphaned-by-decree-italy-same-sex-parents-react-losing-rights https://amp-france24-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.france24.com/en/europe/20230914-italian-pm-giorgia-meloni-wears-down-parental-rights-of-same-sex-couples?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16955466300172&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.france24.com%2Fen%2Feurope%2F20230914-italian-pm-giorgia-meloni-wears-down-parental-rights-of-same-sex-couples |
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- Status is not correct "Stepchild adoption is recognized by courts since 2016"
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| Sources | https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/21/orphaned-by-decree-italy-same-sex-parents-react-losing-rights?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16955464233098&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2023%2Faug%2F21%2Forphaned-by-decree-italy-same-sex-parents-react-losing-rights | https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/21/orphaned-by-decree-italy-same-sex-parents-react-losing-rights?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16955464233098&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2023%2Faug%2F21%2Forphaned-by-decree-italy-same-sex-parents-react-losing-rights https://amp-france24-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.france24.com/en/europe/20230914-italian-pm-giorgia-meloni-wears-down-parental-rights-of-same-sex-couples?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16955466300172&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.france24.com%2Fen%2Feurope%2F20230914-italian-pm-giorgia-meloni-wears-down-parental-rights-of-same-sex-couples |
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| Description | In Italy, same-sex couples do not have a legal right to adoption, stepchild adoption or surrogacy. The only opportunity for both parents to have rights with their child is via a legal loophole where the parents can go to another country and have their child by surrogacy. Step-child adoption are no longer recognised as of August because of the new government restricting Same-sex couples right | On Mon 21 Aug 2023 02.00 EDT In Italy, same-sex couples do not have a legal right to adoption, stepchild adoption or surrogacy. The only opportunity for both parents to have rights with their child is via a legal loophole where the parents can go to another country and have their child by surrogacy. Step-child adoption are no longer recognised as of August because of the new government restricting Same-sex couples right. This page was vandalised by Samuel_NOT_Samuele please check sources |
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| Sources | https://ilmanifesto.it/stepchild-adoption-ad-una-coppia-gay-in-tempo-record https://www.gay.it/guida-step-child-adoption-rete-lenford | https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/21/orphaned-by-decree-italy-same-sex-parents-react-losing-rights?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16955464233098&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2023%2Faug%2F21%2Forphaned-by-decree-italy-same-sex-parents-react-losing-rights |
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| Value | Second parent adoption only | Illegal |
| Description | the non biological parent is still able to seek a court order to adopt their partner’s child, | In Italy, same-sex couples do not have a legal right to adoption, stepchild adoption or surrogacy. The only opportunity for both parents to have rights with their child is via a legal loophole where the parents can go to another country and have their child by surrogacy. Step-child adoption are no longer recognised as of August because of the new government restricting Same-sex couples right |
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| Value | Illegal | Second parent adoption only |
| Description | In Italy, same-sex couples do not have a legal right to adoption, stepchild adoption or surrogacy. The only opportunity for both parents to have rights with their child is via a legal loophole where the parents can go to another country and have their child by surrogacy. Step-child adoption are no longer recognised as of August because of the new government restricting Same-sex couples rights. | the non biological parent is still able to seek a court order to adopt their partner’s child, |
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| Sources | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/21/orphaned-by-decree-italy-same-sex-parents-react-losing-rights https://www.rainbow-europe.org/#8640/0/0 https://ilmanifesto.it/stepchild Making this change because it is not correct | https://ilmanifesto.it/stepchild-adoption-ad-una-coppia-gay-in-tempo-record https://www.gay.it/guida-step-child-adoption-rete-lenford |
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| Description | In Italy, same-sex couples do not have a legal right to adoption, stepchild adoption or surrogacy. The only opportunity for both parents to have rights with their child is via a legal loophole where the parents can go to another country and have their child by surrogacy | In Italy, same-sex couples do not have a legal right to adoption, stepchild adoption or surrogacy. The only opportunity for both parents to have rights with their child is via a legal loophole where the parents can go to another country and have their child by surrogacy. Step-child adoption are no longer recognised as of August because of the new government restricting Same-sex couples rights. |
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| Value | Second parent adoption only | Illegal |
| Description | as of today when a child of a same sex couple is born, only their birth parent is recognized, the other parent has to seek a court order to adopt the child, so second parent adoption is legal | In Italy, same-sex couples do not have a legal right to adoption, stepchild adoption or surrogacy. The only opportunity for both parents to have rights with their child is via a legal loophole where the parents can go to another country and have their child by surrogacy |
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| Sources | https://ilmanifesto.it/stepchild-adoption-ad-una-coppia-gay-in-tempo-record | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/21/orphaned-by-decree-italy-same-sex-parents-react-losing-rights https://www.rainbow-europe.org/#8640/0/0 https://ilmanifesto.it/stepchild Making this change because it is not correct |
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| Sources | https://ilmanifesto.it/stepchild | https://ilmanifesto.it/stepchild-adoption-ad-una-coppia-gay-in-tempo-record |
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| Value | Illegal | Second parent adoption only |
| Start Date | Jun 20, 2023 | 2016 |
| Description | In Italy, same-sex couples do not have a legal right to adoption, stepchild adoption or surrogacy. The only opportunity for both parents to have rights with their child is via a legal loophole where the parents can go to another country and have their child by surrogacy. | as of today when a child of a same sex couple is born, only their birth parent is recognized, the other parent has to seek a court order to adopt the child, so second parent adoption is legal |
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| Sources | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/21/orphaned-by-decree-italy-same-sex-parents-react-losing-rights https://www.rainbow-europe.org/#8640/0/0 | https://ilmanifesto.it/stepchild |
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edited by danlev. Fixing links, reverting note to check sources. It's our jobs as editors to check sources rather than the reader. Leave messages in edit summary, not notes.
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| Description | In Italy, same-sex couples do not have a legal right to adoption, stepchild adoption or surrogacy. The only opportunity for both parents to have rights with their child is via a legal loophole where the parents can go to another country and have their child by surrogacy. According to ilga europe and other news website make sure to check sources. Note: Check sources as this is correct but other mods may abuse it. | In Italy, same-sex couples do not have a legal right to adoption, stepchild adoption or surrogacy. The only opportunity for both parents to have rights with their child is via a legal loophole where the parents can go to another country and have their child by surrogacy. |
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| Sources | https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/21/orphaned-by-decree-italy-same-sex-parents-react-losing-rights?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16949359888441&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2023%2Faug%2F21%2Forphaned-by-decree-italy-same-sex-parents-react-losing-rightshttps://www.rainbow-europe.org/#8640/0/0 | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/21/orphaned-by-decree-italy-same-sex-parents-react-losing-rights https://www.rainbow-europe.org/#8640/0/0 |
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| Description | In Italy, same-sex couples do not have a legal right to adoption, stepchild adoption or surrogacy. The only opportunity for both parents to have rights with their child is via a legal loophole where the parents can go to another country and have their child by surrogacy. Note: Check sources as this is correct but other mods may abuse it. | In Italy, same-sex couples do not have a legal right to adoption, stepchild adoption or surrogacy. The only opportunity for both parents to have rights with their child is via a legal loophole where the parents can go to another country and have their child by surrogacy. According to ilga europe and other news website make sure to check sources. Note: Check sources as this is correct but other mods may abuse it. |
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| Sources | https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/21/orphaned-by-decree-italy-same-sex-parents-react-losing-rights?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16949359888441&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2023%2Faug%2F21%2Forphaned-by-decree-italy-same-sex-parents-react-losing-rightshttps://www.rainbow-europe.org/#8640/0/0 | https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/21/orphaned-by-decree-italy-same-sex-parents-react-losing-rights?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16949359888441&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2023%2Faug%2F21%2Forphaned-by-decree-italy-same-sex-parents-react-losing-rightshttps://www.rainbow-europe.org/#8640/0/0 |
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| Value | Second parent adoption only | Illegal |
| Description | The Supreme Court stated that same sex couples in a civil union can adopt their stepchildren. In June of 2023 a lesbian couple in a civil union has been able to foster a child. | In Italy, same-sex couples do not have a legal right to adoption, stepchild adoption or surrogacy. The only opportunity for both parents to have rights with their child is via a legal loophole where the parents can go to another country and have their child by surrogacy. Note: Check sources as this is correct but other mods may abuse it. |
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| Sources | http://www.corriere.it/cronache/15_dicembre_23/adozioni-gay-corte-d-appello-roma-conferma-si-due-mamme-8217cf40-a993-11e5-8f07-76e7bd2ba963.shtml?refresh_ce-cp | https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/21/orphaned-by-decree-italy-same-sex-parents-react-losing-rights?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16949359888441&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2023%2Faug%2F21%2Forphaned-by-decree-italy-same-sex-parents-react-losing-rightshttps://www.rainbow-europe.org/#8640/0/0 |
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| Description | The Supreme Court stated that same sex couples in a civil union can adopt their stepchildren. | The Supreme Court stated that same sex couples in a civil union can adopt their stepchildren. In June of 2023 a lesbian couple in a civil union has been able to foster a child. |
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- Newer law has been passed "Gay couples can adopt children just in special cases based on the decision of the judge
https://it.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stepchild_adoption&action=edit§ion=3"
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| Description | The Supreme Court stated that same sex couples in a civil union can adopt their step children. | The Supreme Court stated that same sex couples in a civil union can adopt their stepchildren. |
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| Start Date | May 11, 2016 | Jun 22, 2016 |
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| Description | Stepchild adoption is regulated by “Legge 183” | The Supreme Court stated that same sex couples in a civil union can adopt their step children. |
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- Status is not correct "Status is still ambiguous. Each case is decided by a judge but no formal law is available "
- Other
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| Start Date | Jun 26, 2019 | May 11, 2016 |
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| Description | Adoption and foster care are regulated by the Legge 184/1983. Adoption is in principle permitted only to married couples who must be of the opposite sex. According to Italian law, there are no restrictions on foster care. In a limited number of situations, the law provides for "adoption in particular cases" by a single person, however, and this has been interpreted by some courts, including on the appeal court level, to include the possibility of stepchild adoption for unmarried (opposite-sex and same-sex) couples. | Stepchild adoption is regulated by “Legge 183” |
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- Other "The law does not apply to same sex couples "
edited by Samuel_NOT_Samuele. I’m Italian and we do have step child adoption
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Second parent adoption only |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
| Description | Adoption and foster care are regulated by the Legge 184/1983. Adoption is in principle permitted only to married couples who must be of the opposite sex. According to Italian law, there are no restrictions on foster care. In a limited number of situations, the law provides for "adoption in particular cases" by a single person, however, and this has been interpreted by some courts, including on the appeal court level, to include the possibility of stepchild adoption for unmarried (opposite-sex and same-sex) couples. | Adoption and foster care are regulated by the Legge 184/1983. Adoption is in principle permitted only to married couples who must be of the opposite sex. According to Italian law, there are no restrictions on foster care. In a limited number of situations, the law provides for "adoption in particular cases" by a single person, however, and this has been interpreted by some courts, including on the appeal court level, to include the possibility of stepchild adoption for unmarried (opposite-sex and same-sex) couples. |
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| Special Status | N/A | Ambiguous |
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- Newer law has been passed "Newer law passed that limits LGBTQ rights (good law)
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| Original entry | |
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| Status | N/A |
| Start Date | Jun 26, 2019 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Adoption and foster care are regulated by the Legge 184/1983. Adoption is in principle permitted only to married couples who must be of the opposite sex. According to Italian law, there are no restrictions on foster care. In a limited number of situations, the law provides for "adoption in particular cases" by a single person, however, and this has been interpreted by some courts, including on the appeal court level, to include the possibility of stepchild adoption for unmarried (opposite-sex and same-sex) couples. |
| Sources | http://www.corriere.it/cronache/15_dicembre_23/adozioni-gay-corte-d-appello-roma-conferma-si-due-mamme-8217cf40-a993-11e5-8f07-76e7bd2ba963.shtml?refresh_ce-cp |