Avv. Francesca Farina
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Avv. Francesca Farina
Solicitor, Rome Bar · Boschetti Law Firm
She graduated in Law from Roma Tre University with a dissertation on Family Law and has worked with Save the Children on child protection. She specialises in family law, inheritance and international adoptions, and holds a Master’s degree in Legal Psychology and Forensic Psychopathology. Since 2024, she has led the family and inheritance team at Boschetti Law Firm.
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Published articles
Moving abroad with a child after separation: rules, risks and authorisations
After a separation, the desire to start again somewhere else may arise: a job opportunity, returning to one’s country of origin, a new relationship or simply the wish to turn the page. When children are involved, however, a parent’s personal plans encounter a clear limitation, because moving a child to another country is not a decision that conce…
International will: how to plan your inheritance if you have assets or family in Italy and Canada
A family with one foot in Italy and the other in Canada benefits from the richness of two cultures, but it also faces two legal systems that approach inheritance in profoundly different ways. Planning in advance, with both systems in mind, is the best way to prevent children from having to deal with duplicate procedures and conflicting rules. Her…
Succession involving assets in Italy and abroad: which law applies and how to manage it
When a family has connections and assets in more than one country, succession is no longer a straightforward process and becomes an interaction between different legal systems. Understanding which law governs it, which instruments can simplify it and how to organise it in advance makes it possible to face that moment with peace of mind rather tha…
Child maintenance when one parent lives abroad: how to obtain it and enforce payment
When the parent required to contribute to child maintenance lives in another country, obtaining the payments and, above all, enforcing them may seem extremely difficult. In reality, there is a well established system designed specifically to facilitate the recovery of maintenance across borders and protect the parent who is raising the children…
Foreign divorce in Italy: when it is automatically valid and when recognition proceedings are required
Many Italian citizens living abroad obtain a divorce in the country where they reside and assume that, once the marriage has been dissolved, their status is automatically regularised in Italy as well. This is not always the case. For a divorce granted abroad to produce effects within the Italian legal system, and for the civil status records to b…
Spouse living abroad and refusing to cooperate: how to proceed with separation
When a marriage breaks down and the other spouse lives permanently outside Italy, separation does not become impossible, but it requires a few additional steps and an organised approach. Difficulties almost always arise from two factors: serving the court documents on the spouse who is abroad and continuing the proceedings even if the other spous…
Heirs living in different countries: how to manage the succession without bringing everything to a standstill
When a person dies leaving heirs who live in different countries, the estate does not divide itself. Until the division takes place, the coheirs remain connected through a shared ownership arrangement which, if not properly managed, risks paralysing everything: a house that cannot be sold, a bank account that no one can access and decisions that…
Foreign nationals with property in Italy: why you should consider a will under Italian law
You have left your country and built a life in Italy, perhaps purchasing the home where you live. Have you ever wondered which law will apply to that property and your other assets when you are no longer here? Many foreign nationals living in Italy assume that the law of their country of origin will apply, but this is often incorrect. Here is why…
Protecting family wealth between Italy and abroad: legal instruments to consider
Anyone who has built wealth over time across Italy and other countries, including property, bank accounts, perhaps a business or company interests, will sooner or later ask an important question: how can it be protected and transferred without exposing it to unnecessary risks, taxation or disputes between heirs? The good news is that the legal sy…
Legal consultation or written legal opinion: which should you choose for an international family law case?
When a family matter crosses national borders, involving a divorce from a former spouse living abroad, children in another country or an inheritance divided between several States, the first question is often where to begin. Frequently, the initial decision does not concern legal proceedings, but the appropriate instrument: is a consultation suff…
