Pactos en previsión de ruptura familiar: una comparación entre la jurisprudencia italiana y la española, en la esperanza de que la primera aprenda de la segunda

The essay proposes a comparative analysis of Spanish and Italian jurisprudence on prenuptial agreements, in order to show that, despite the presence of similar legal systems, the jurisprudence of the two countries has arrived at diametrically opposed solutions: the Italian jurisprudence denying the validity of any prenuptial pact and even of pacts concluded after separation and with a view to divorce; the Spanish jurisprudence admitting the full validity of prenuptial agreements, as an expression of the spouses' autonomy. Considering that prenuptial agreements should be considered valid and hoping for a uniform European law regulation, the essay proposes some solutions that should be taken into account in a possible reform.