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Why Can’t I Sell My Inherited Property in Italy if I’m the Only Surviving Family Member?

“There’s no one else… So why can’t I move forward from abroad?” When our client first reached out from the U.S., the situation seemed straightforward. There was a property in Italy, a family loss, and a clear intention to move forward with a sale. From their perspective, there were no competing interests, no shared management, […]

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1948 Case

The 1948 Rule, also known as the female line rule, enables children born to an Italian mother prior to 1948 to claim Italian dual citizenship before the Courts in…

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Italian Dual Citizenship Benefits

– The Minor Case: which Italian Dual Citizenship petitions are getting rejected? If you need any help, feel free to contact us at: +3906-9294-6085 (Global)

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Italian dual Citizenship and Last Name Issues

How to keep last name if you become an Italian dual citizen. Changing a surname in Italy has long been a difficult process, with the default position being that…

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Italian Dual Citizenship Application and Italy Experience

News update: On June 22, 2022, new legislation regarding Citizenship by Descent became effective (art. 36 law 206/2021). As of that date proceedings for the establishment of Italian citizenship…

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The 1948 Rule: Claiming Your Citizenship

1948 Rule – The Judicial Precedents Equality of gender and right to transmit citizenship The 1948 Rule, also known as the female line rule, enables children born to an…

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Italy’s Supreme Court vs. US Supreme Court

Italy’s Court of Cassation and the Supreme Court of the United States: How do these highest courts in the land match up? On the most fundamental level, the differences…

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Inheritance Issues: Common Mistakes of Alien Heirs

Inheritance Issues that Arise in Italy Most foreigners are unaware of many Italian inheritance statutes and judicial limitations which don’t correspond to the Common Law system, and there often…

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Inheritance investigation in Italy

Inheritance investigation is of the utmost importance when you believe you have unclaimed inheritance assets, or believe that someone has maliciously interfered, through inheritance fraud, with your part of…

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How to Write a Will in Italy

Basic rules for Writing a Will for Property Located in Italy When a testator makes a choice of law that applies Italian law to the willing of property located…

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