Riconoscimento in Italia di adozioni omoparentali e ordine pubblico internazionale

The paper aims to provide a critical analysis of judgment no. 9006 of 2021, regarding the recognition in Italy of the legal effects of a foreign full adoption granted by the Surrogate Court of New York in favor of two spouses of the same sex. In particular, the investigation focuses on the contribution made by the Court: to the question of identifying the regime applicable to the recognition of foreign adoption orders; to the definition of the notion of public policy; and, finally, to the reconstruction of the material content of public policy in the context under consideration, having regard to the importance of the child’s interest in preserving his or her family status for the purposes of that assessment.