The divorce allowance amount

Divorce: the Cassation has changed its guidance in relation to the parameter that the judge must take into consideration when he is required to determine the amount of the divorce allowance, no longer having to refer to the standard of living, but to economic self-sufficiency.

The Cassation, in ruling dated 10 May 2017 no. 11504, established that the judge, when establishing the quantum in relation to the divorce allowance, must make exclusive reference to the independence and economic self-sufficiency of the former spouse.

That change of guidance is justified by the economic-social changes that remove the relevance of the continuation of the standard of living achieved during the marriage.