Family and Succession Law
A.Y. 2025/2026
Learning objectives
The course is aimed to provide students with the following skills:
- Knowledge and understanding in the field of study. The student will acquire a specific knowledge of contract law that provides a basis for originality in developing and/or applying ideas, also within a research context.
- Students are requested to apply their knowledge and understanding, and problem solving abilities in contexts related to family and succession law;
- Students are requested to develop the ability to gather and interpret relevant data within their field of study to inform judgments and reflections on family and succession law.
- Students are requested to communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions regarding family and succession law to specialist audience;
- Students are requested to develop those learning skills that are necessary for them to continue to undertake further study with a high degree of autonomy.
- Knowledge and understanding in the field of study. The student will acquire a specific knowledge of contract law that provides a basis for originality in developing and/or applying ideas, also within a research context.
- Students are requested to apply their knowledge and understanding, and problem solving abilities in contexts related to family and succession law;
- Students are requested to develop the ability to gather and interpret relevant data within their field of study to inform judgments and reflections on family and succession law.
- Students are requested to communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions regarding family and succession law to specialist audience;
- Students are requested to develop those learning skills that are necessary for them to continue to undertake further study with a high degree of autonomy.
Expected learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students who have successfully studied the subject will have a detailed knowledge of the topics covered by the course and will develop a method in order to tackle and communicate more specific and complex legal issues than basic elements of private law.
Lesson period: Second semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course can be attended as a single course.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
Course syllabus
Family law:
- Function and evolution of family law
- Plurality of family models
- Personal relationships between spouses
- Wealth relations between spouses - Family property regimes
- Parent-child relationships
- Marital crisis and the effects of separation and divorce with respect to spouses and children
- The different family models
the wedding
civil unions
de facto cohabitation
- Adoption and custody
Succession law
- Inheritance and probate proceedings
- Successory contracts
- Succession and asset planning
- Legitimate succession
- Will and will substitutes
- Mandatory inheritance
- Inheritance asset division and collation
- Function and evolution of family law
- Plurality of family models
- Personal relationships between spouses
- Wealth relations between spouses - Family property regimes
- Parent-child relationships
- Marital crisis and the effects of separation and divorce with respect to spouses and children
- The different family models
the wedding
civil unions
de facto cohabitation
- Adoption and custody
Succession law
- Inheritance and probate proceedings
- Successory contracts
- Succession and asset planning
- Legitimate succession
- Will and will substitutes
- Mandatory inheritance
- Inheritance asset division and collation
Prerequisites for admission
Basic knowledge of private law and constitutional law is required.
Teaching methods
Lectures. Active participation in class is encouraged.
There will also in-depth initiatives, presentations, seminars, and triel simulations, with students divided into groups and the partecipation of a Magistrate from the Family Law Section (partecipation in which grants 3 training credits - CFU).
Currricular interships are organized at the Juvenile Court of Milan and at the Family Section of the Milan Court with the awarding of 3 training credits (CFU).-
There will also in-depth initiatives, presentations, seminars, and triel simulations, with students divided into groups and the partecipation of a Magistrate from the Family Law Section (partecipation in which grants 3 training credits - CFU).
Currricular interships are organized at the Juvenile Court of Milan and at the Family Section of the Milan Court with the awarding of 3 training credits (CFU).-
Teaching Resources
At the students' choice:
Family Law:
M. SESTA, Manuale di diritto di famiglia, CEDAM, Padova, 2025, eleventh edition.
T. AULETTA, Diritto di Famiglia, Giappichelli, Torino, 2024, latest edition.
Successions:
C.M. BIANCA, Le Successioni, in Diritto Civile, 2-2, Giuffrè, Milano, 2022, latest edition.
G. BONILINI, Manuale di diritto ereditario, CEDAM, Padova, latest edition, except chapter IX.
For the exclusive benefit of attending students, we hereby inform you that the reference manuals may be replaced by the following:
L. ROSSI CARLEO, E. BELLISARIO, V. CUFFARO, Famiglia e successioni, Giappichelli, Torino, 2022, V ed.
The manuals must be studied in their entirety.
Family Law:
M. SESTA, Manuale di diritto di famiglia, CEDAM, Padova, 2025, eleventh edition.
T. AULETTA, Diritto di Famiglia, Giappichelli, Torino, 2024, latest edition.
Successions:
C.M. BIANCA, Le Successioni, in Diritto Civile, 2-2, Giuffrè, Milano, 2022, latest edition.
G. BONILINI, Manuale di diritto ereditario, CEDAM, Padova, latest edition, except chapter IX.
For the exclusive benefit of attending students, we hereby inform you that the reference manuals may be replaced by the following:
L. ROSSI CARLEO, E. BELLISARIO, V. CUFFARO, Famiglia e successioni, Giappichelli, Torino, 2022, V ed.
The manuals must be studied in their entirety.
Assessment methods and Criteria
The aforementioned skills are verified through an oral exam: an interview designed to ascertain knowledge of the subject matter, as well as the ability to address theoretical and practical issues, identifying and justifying the preferable outcome.
For attending students, activities may be planned, including group activities, consisting of carrying out research, presenting the results achieved, and in-depth work, which may be taken into account in the final evaluation.
For attending students, activities may be planned, including group activities, consisting of carrying out research, presenting the results achieved, and in-depth work, which may be taken into account in the final evaluation.
IUS/01 - PRIVATE LAW - University credits: 6
Lessons: 42 hours
Professors:
Ambrosoli Matteo, Parodi Nuccia
Professor(s)
Reception:
Friday - 10:30 am
dipartimento di diritto privato e storia del diritto - 1 piano
Reception:
Wed 10am on Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams "Ricevimento Nuccia Parodi" cod.: kgxdmrs