Italy Proposes New Law with Hopes to Abolish “Support” | FamilyLLB


by familyllb on October 25, 2018

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Italy Proposes New Law with Hopes to Abolish “Support”

The Italian government has recently proposed a Bill to abolish child support and sole custody. The Bill is intended to provide a framework for “perfect co-parenting”, yet critics fear the effects it may have on women’s rights.

The Bill indicates it would enable parents equal time with their children and each parent would pay for the child’s expenses whenever they are in their care. If one of the parents are unable to pay the expenses, then the other parent (who has the financial means) would pay for those expenses directly and not in the form of “support”.

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Critics of the proposed legislation fear that since Italy’s society is made up of less than 50 percent of women who work outside of the home, that this would influence mother’s with unstable employment to feel pressured into remaining in an unhealthy marriage. Nadia Somma, a representative of Demetra, an Italian anti-domestic violence center, stated that the proposed law would “turn back the clock 50 years on women’s rights”.

Due to current government support, this legislation is likely to pass in the Italian Parliament. Experts indicate the enforcement period to range from six to 17 months.

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