Giulia Sapi =========== Consultant With decades of experience, Giulia Sapi stands as a leading force in Italian family law. A distinguished member of the Milan Bar Association, her career has been built on an unwavering dedication to family, children and inheritance law, along with the protection of significant estates - bringing precision and authority to even the most intricate legal challenges. [BOOK MY FREE CONSULTATION](https://vardags.com/it-en/contact/consultation) Giulia Sapi ranks among Italy's most formidable voices in family law, backed by decades of experience, with exclusive focus and unmatched mastery of family law matters. After graduating with honours from the University of Milan, Giulia began her career alongside the renowned Milena Pini, dedicating herself exclusively to family, juvenile, and inheritance law, as well as asset protection. In 2013, at just thirty, she took the helm of Pini's firm. Since then, she has honed exceptional expertise in safeguarding vulnerable individuals and managing complex family estates - earning appointments from the Court of Milan as support administrator and guardian for minors and incapacitated persons. **EDUCATION** ------------- Giulia graduated with Honours from the Faculty of Law of the University of Milan, with a thesis in family law. **MEMBERSHIPS AND INSTITUTIONAL ROLES** --------------------------------------- Giulia's influence extends far beyond her practice. As a driving force in shaping family law, she has been an active member of the Italian Association of Lawyers for the Family and Minors (AIAF), serving first on its Board and Executive Committee before becoming President of AIAF Lombardy in 2019. In these roles, she has championed specialized training for colleagues and contributed technical expertise to legislative reform projects, including the fact-finding investigation on Government Bill C. 2953 before the Justice Committee of the Chamber of Deputies in 2015, as well as numerous technical discussions at the Ministry of Justice and the National Bar Council in 2016 and 2017. Since February 2023, Giulia has held a prestigious position as Councillor of the Milan Bar Association and President of its Committee on Persons, Family, and Minors, driving policy, innovation, and shaping the future of family law in Italy. **PUBLICATIONS** ---------------- **Books** - [***La riforma del diritto di famiglia. Il nuovo processo***](https://shop.giuffre.it/024217730-la-riforma-del-diritto-di-famiglia-il-nuovo-processo)**,** edited by R. Giordano and A. Simeone, various authors, Giuffrè, 2023: co-author with A. Simeone of the chapter entitled dal ***"Gli atti introduttivi".*** - [***Riforma del processo per le persone, i minorenni e le famiglie***](https://shop.giuffre.it/024215651-riforma-del-processo-per-le-persone-i-minorenni-e-le-famiglie), edited by di R. Giordano and A. Simeone, various authors, Giuffrè, 2022: co-author of the chapter entitled "***Il nuovo articolo 403 del codice civile***". - [***Il nuovo processo per le famiglie e i minori***](https://shop.giuffre.it/024214633-il-nuovo-processo-per-le-famiglie-e-i-minori)*,* by Giulia Sapi and Alessandro Simeone, Giuffrè Francis Lefebvre, 2022 - ***I processi del diritto di famiglia: separazione, divorzio, affidamento, unioni civili***, by Giulia Sapi and Alessandro Simeone, Nuova Giuridica, 2017 - ***Guida all'assegno di mantenimento. Le obbligazioni economiche nella separazione e nel divorzio***, by Valentina Cherchi, Francesco Pisano, Giulia Sapi, Alessandro Simeone, Italia Oggi, 2017 - ***Separazione e divorzio. Aspetti patrimoniali e fiscali***, by Giulia Sapi, Il Sole 24 Ore, 2015 - ***Figli e genitori. La riforma italiana. I principi di diritto europeo. Guida pratica alla L. 219/12 e al d.Lgs 154/13. Testo delle norme e formule***, by Francesco Pisano and Giulia Sapi, Edizioni Giuridiche, 2014 **Articles in Law Journals** - ***La moglie inizia a percepire la pensione, sussistono ancora i presupposti dell'assegno divorzile a carico dell'ex marito?***, in "Il Familiarista", Giuffrè, Giurisprudenza commentata, July 2021. - ***Il «non decidere» all'udienza presidenziale: una prassi contagiosa***, in "Il Familiarista", Giuffrè, Focus, June 2021. - ***Ai fini della determinazione del mantenimento dei figli la componente variabile del reddito non può essere valutata alla stessa stregua della componente fissa*,** in "Il Familiarista", Giuffrè, Giurisprudenza commentata, April 2021. - ***Il diritto/dovere di mantenimento dei figli maggiorenni,*** in "Il Familiarista", Giuffrè, Focus, April 2021. - ***Arriva l'Avvocato familiarista specialista. Pubblicato in Gazzetta Ufficiale il decreto***, commento al d.m. 1 ottobre 2020, n. 163, in "Il Familiarista", Giuffrè, Giurisprudenza commentata, December 2020. - ***Incompetenza funzionale del T.m.: i provvedimenti provvisori e urgenti assunti restano efficaci?***, commento a Trib. min. Cagliari 12 febbraio 2020, in "Il Familiarista", Giuffrè, Giurisprudenza commentata, June 2020. - ***La mancata instaurazione di legami affettivi nel luogo di residenza del minore giustifica il cambio di collocamento?***, commento a **Trib. Massa 23 luglio 2019,** in "Il Familiarista", Giuffrè, Giurisprudenza commentata, February 2020. - ***Sono reclamabili i provvedimenti ablativi o limitativi della responsabilità genitoriale anche se temporanei***, commento a **Cass. civ., sez. I, ord. 17 aprile 2019, n. 10777,** in "Il Familiarista", Giuffrè, Giurisprudenza commentata, September 2019. - ***La perdita del potere di acquisto della moneta giustifica la revisione dell'assegno divorzile***, commento a Tribunale Pavia, in "Il Familiarista", Giuffrè, Giurisprudenza commentata, March 2019. - ***Diritto degli ascendenti di mantenere legami significativi con i nipoti: il PM non ha legittimazione attiva, c***ommento a Tribunale per i Minorenni di Caltanissetta, in "Il Familiarista", Giuffrè, Giurisprudenza commentata, February 2019. - ***Separazione con negoziazione assistita: da quando decorre il termine per la proponibilità della domanda di divorzio?,*** commento a Tribunale Torino, in "Il Familiarista", Giuffrè, Giurisprudenza commentata, January 2019. - ***Inefficace l'adozione piena disposta all'estero in violazione della legge italiana , c***ommento a Tribunale per i Minorenni di Bologna, in "Il Familiarista", Giuffrè, Giurisprudenza commentata, October 2018. - ***Efficacia immediata e impugnabilità dei decreti provvisori,*** in "Il Familiarista", Giuffrè, Quesiti operativi, September 2018. - ***Intervento volontario del padre biologico nel procedimento di disconoscimento della paternità,*** in "Il Familiarista", Giuffrè, Quesiti operativi, March 2018. - ***Inammissibile il reclamo avverso i provvedimenti ex art. 709-ter c.p.c. pronunciati dal G.I., c***ommento a Tribunale di Locri, in "Il Familiarista", Giuffrè, Giurisprudenza commentata, February 2018. - ***Prima della separazione i contrasti fra i genitori per l'educazione dei figli sono risolti dal Tribunale e non dal Giudice Tutelare,*** commento a Tribunale di Roma, in "Il Familiarista", Giuffré, Giurisprudenza commentata, November 2017. - ***L'utilizzabilità delle prove illecitamente acquisite nel processo di separazione****,* in "Il Familiarista", Giuffré, Focus, September 2017. - ***No all'adozione del figlio del convivente da parte del partner eterosessuale non coniugato***, commento a Tribunale per i Minorenni di Milano, in "Il Familiarista", Giuffrè, Giurisprudenza commentata, February 2017. - ***Divorzio: procedimento e impugnazioni,*** in "Il Familiarista", Giuffré, Bussola, August 2016 - ***Scambio di embrioni: inammissibile l'azione di disconoscimento da parte dei genitori genetici,*** commento a Tribunale di Roma, in "Il Familiarista", Giuffré, Giurisprudenza commentata, July 2016. - ***Separazione giudiziale: procedimento e impugnazioni*,** in "Il Familiarista", Giuffré, Bussola, April 2016. - ***Stepchild adoption: ammissibile l'adozione del figlio del partner se risponde all'interesse del minore*,** commento a Tribunale di Roma, in "Il Familiarista", Giuffré, Giurisprudenza commentata, January 2016. - ***L'interesse del minore a mantenere un rapporto significativo con il genitore sociale***, commento a Appello Palermo, in "Il Familiarista", Giuffré, Giurisprudenza commentata, September 2016. - ***È legittima la competenza del Tribunale per i Minorenni a decidere sul diritto di visita dei nonni?,*** commento a Tribunale per i Minorenni di Bologna, in "Il Familiarista", Giuffrè, Giurisprudenza commentata, May 2015. - ***Ascendenti: diritti e doveri*,** in "Il Familiarista", Giuffré, Bussola, aprile 2015. - ***Il procedimento per la nomina di un amministratore di sostegno***, in Rivista AIAF, Giappichelli, November 2015, n. 3, pag. 54. - ***Le proposte processuali per migliorare la l. n. 219/2012 e il d.lgs. n. 154/2013***, in Rivista AIAF, Giappichelli, September 2014, n. 3, pag. 54. - ***Dichiarazione giudiziale di paternità: ctu ematogenetica***, in Ventiquattrore Avvocato, Il Sole 24 Ore, September 2014, n. 9, p. 6. - ***Strumenti di garanzia per il coniuge separato e i figli***, in Ventiquattrore Avvocato, Il Sole 24 Ore, April 2014, n. 4, p. 14. - ***Mancato consenso del genitore al rilascio del passaporto***, in Ventiquattrore Avvocato, Il Sole 24 Ore, January 2014, n. 1, p. 7. - ***Riconoscimento del figlio nato da genitori non coniugati***, in Ventiquattrore Avvocato, Il Sole 24 Ore, May 2014, n. 1, p. 7. - ***L'esecuzione dei provvedimenti di diritto di famiglia***, in Ventiquattrore Avvocato, Il Sole 24 Ore, November 2013, n. 11, p. 17. 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