Regulation (EU) 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters supports extension of effects of EU decisions as a means to grant them identical scope within the whole European judicial space. Complete fulfilment of such task, however, is hindered by residual margins of sovereignty. Notwithstanding growing convergence between Member States’ legal system

The Joint Sections of the Court of Cassation have issued the order n. 24608 of 2 October 2019, whereby they have ruled with respect to the judge's competence to decide on the care of minor children not habitually resident in Italy. The Court has ruled that, when an issue concerning the care of a minor usually resident in another country of the European Union has arisen in divorce proceedings before the Italian Court, the jurisdiction over such application lies, accordingly to