Il cumulo di separazione e divorzio: una tutela più funzionale all’autonomia dei coniugi [Nota a sentenza: Cass., sez. I civ., 16 ottobre 2023, n. 28727]

The Supreme Court decides on the reference for a preliminary ruling («rinvio pregiudiziale») raised by the Court of Treviso and confirms the admissibility of the joint application for separa- tion and divorce on a cumulative (even if temporally conditionedl) basis. The decision resolves the interpretative contrast that had arisen in doctrine and jurisprudence and recognises the need for a more functional protection of personal status, which takes into adequate considera- tion the now central value of spouses’ autonomy, always safeguarding the best interests of the child and vulnerable persons and the peculiarities of the unavailable rights involved in the family crisis.