https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/27/italy-courts-rules-children-should-be-given-surnames-both-parentsItalian children should be given the surnames of both parents, the constitutional court has ruled, overturning the tradition by which all newborns are automatically named after their fathers.
The practice was “discriminatory and harmful to the identity” of the child, the court said in a statement, adding that both parents should be able to choose the surname.
Children should be given both parents’ surnames in the order they decide, unless they agree their children should take just one of them, the court added in a statement.
