Translated with AI
The Bari Court of Appeals has officially recognized the legality of a child having three parents for the first time in Italy. This was reported by the newspaper Corriere della Sera, citing the ruling.
According to the court's decision, the child is officially recognized as having two fathers who have been raising him since birth, as well as a biological mother.
According to the publication, the child, now four years old, was born in Germany. His biological father is married to an Italian-German citizen, and the child's mother is a longtime friend of the couple and has children of her own.
The child was reportedly conceived naturally. After birth, he was officially recognized by his mother and biological father, who was subsequently given custody of him.
The newspaper writes that the biological father raised the child with his husband, who later requested that the child be officially recognized, as German law allows same-sex couples to adopt a partner's child.
Later, both men requested that the adoption, which had been completed in Germany, be registered in Italy, as well as a birth certificate indicating that the child had three parents.
The Apulian municipality refused to register the adoption, believing it could be a surrogacy arrangement, which is illegal in Italy. The case was then referred to the Bari Court of Appeal.
The court found no surrogacy and also noted that the biological mother did not object to the recognition of the second father. As a result, the court ordered the child's birth certificate, which lists all three parents, to be registered in Italy.
