Features of the Institute of Alimentary Obligations for a Child in Italy

The author analyzes the institution of child support in Italy in the article. The issues of establishing the amount of alimony in court and by concluding an alimony agreement are considered: factors affecting the amount of alimony, grounds for revising this amount and the consequences of non-fulfillment of obligations. The obligation to support children in terms of the payment of alimony is considered both in relation to minor children and in relation to children who have reached the age of majority. The features of the institution of alimony obligations for a child in Italy are considered by the author not only on the basis of regulatory legal acts, but also on the basis of the established law enforcement practice, which makes it possible to eliminate many legal gaps.

alimony agreement, alimony, maintenance of minors, obligation to support children, violation of the obligation to pay alimony, the Italian Civil Code, the practice of the courts of Italy