Italy's supreme Court of Cassation on
Thursday ruled to stop judges dealing with separation cases from
dividing children between the two parents.
Siblings already suffering from a family break-up are seen as
having the right to grow up together unless there are clear
problems with the situation.
The decision was made by the court, upholding a request by
Supreme Court prosecutor general Francesca Ceroni, well known
for his work on sensitive family law cases.
Ceroni has worked on such cases as one of a child taken away
from his parents, who had conducted acid attacks, and one of a
daughter taken away from elderly parents in Casale Monferrato.
"The protection of the fundamental right of siblings calls
for the children to be placed in the same home," unless there
are clear problems that would go against their interests, he
said.
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