Abstract :
This article deals with the enter into force of the Law Nr. 55/2015 about the so called “ short divorce ”, which introduced new procedural time - limits in regard of the separation and divorce trials in Italy and its resulting consequences in the italian jurisdiction. The new foreseen procedural time – limits amount to six months in case of a consensual separation and in case of a contentious separation the time – limits amount to twelve months. In a strengthened legal system, where the judge has an exclusive access to separation and divorce trials of the spouses, the italian legislator decided to introduce new procedures for separation and divorce, which came into effect through the Law Nr. 162/2014, in order to confer the spouses a broaden way for claiming the resolution of the civil effects, arising from their marriage. Through the new conceived legal instruments, which came into force through the Law Nr. 162/2014, such as the separation or divorce transactions attended by the legal counsel of lawyers or through the achievement of an agreement in front of the major, we notice the incredible change of the italian jurisdiction role. The article will also deal with interpretation problems arising from the doctrine concerning the coordination between separation and divorce trials of the couple and the specific solutions offered by the jurisprudence. This article will also focus on the draft legislation about a “direct divorce”, which is currently discussed in the parliament and shows the new perspectives of Italian family law. At the end of the article it will be highlighted the positive and problematic aspects, which are combined with the come into force of both laws”.
