The lawyer Filomena Gallo, national secretary of the Luca Coscioni Association, speaks today in an editorial in La Stampa about the Tiziano Ferro case. The singer has announced that he is going through a divorce and that due to Italian legislation he cannot come to Italy to present his book. Our country does not recognize birth certificates with two parents of the same sex. Under U.S. law, one parent is not allowed to take their children abroad without the other’s consent. “What happens now to Tiziano Ferro?” explains Gallo. “Can you come to Italy with your children, who are also currently American citizens because one of the two fathers is American? Yes, of course you can come to Italy. Do your children have full guardianship? Is the ancestry relationship established abroad valid? Yes, you can request and receive the birth certificate transcription if Tiziano Ferro is a biological parent. There will be no problems.”
The transcription and the legal dispute
However, the lawyer explains, “in Italy, Victor Allen will not appear as the father.” However, if Tiziano Ferro is not a biological parent, the public prosecutor’s office will take action against the transcript and delete the non-biological father from the certificate. A legal battle will begin to ensure that the children’s right to have two parents is confirmed and the parents’ right not to lose a status that actually already exists because it is confirmed by another foreign country, where the Italian-American couple’s children were born. According to Italian law, non-recognition of the relationship between the two fathers leads to the denial of the child. According to the government, this problem can be solved through stepchild adoption. However, this is a legal procedure and a suitability decision.
“We are waiting for you in Milan”
“But how should the Tiziano Ferro affair be solved?” asks the secretary of the Coscioni association. “You will certainly be able to come to Italy with children who already have a passport and based on the above hypotheses you will be able to ensure that the certificate is not contestable or contestable.” In this case, Dear Tiziano, if you wish, we are ready to legally defend your family so that your children enjoy recognition and protection in Italy. If you wish, we will be waiting for you in Milan.
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