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Italian Court Recognizes Three Legal Parents of Child

The final ruling rejects surrogacy claims and gives the child legal recognition of two fathers and one mother.

  • On Tuesday, an Italian court in Bari granted three legally recognized parents—two fathers and one mother—to a 4-year-old child in a landmark ruling confirmed by lawyer Pasqua Manfredi.
  • The child resides in Germany with two fathers, one being the biological parent who conceived with a female friend of the couple. Local authorities previously rejected the adoption request, suspecting surrogacy arrangements.
  • Manfredi told Reuters there was "no secret surrogacy deal" in this case of three people who want to be recognized as parents. The ruling is final and means Italy, like Germany, accepts all three parents.
  • Pro Vita And Famiglia, a Catholic group campaigning for traditional family values, condemned the ruling and said it had "upended family law, exposing minors to all kinds of social and ideological experimentations."
  • The ruling was publicized as Italy marked the 10th anniversary since parliament voted to legalize same-sex partnerships, positioning the decision within a broader decade of evolving family law recognition.
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In Italy, for the first time, a child has been legally recognized as the son of three parents - a mother and two fathers.This historic decision has upset conservative Catholics.The court of appeal in the southern Italian city of Bari reached the final verdict.According to this, the German birth certificate of the now four-year-old child is also recognized in Italy.The boy is legally considered as the child of his mother and two fathers who raise…

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Ett italienskt domstolsbeslut har första gången gett ett barn tre juridiskt erkanda föräldrar – två pappor och en mamma. Det är det första trapet i Italy. – Det handlar om tre personer som alla vill vara föräldrar till det här barnet, carrier en advokat i trapet.

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Italy recognises three parents for child in landmark court ruling

An Italian court decision has granted a 4-year-old child three legally recognised parents - two fathers and one mother - in ​a landmark ruling that has angered conservative Catholics.

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The Court of Appeal of Bari recognized the parenthood of a child to two fathers and a mother

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A 4-year-old was recognized by Bari's Court of Appeal, for the first time in Italy, as the son of three parents: two fathers and one mother....

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il Giornale broke the news in Italy on Monday, May 11, 2026.
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