Overview

• In case 1620/2025, judges validated a chat exchange in which the ex-husband agreed to cover the entire home mortgage and the ex-wife waived maintenance.
• The court revoked a roughly €21,000 payment order that would have required the woman to reimburse half of the mortgage installments.
• Judges admitted the couple’s son as a witness to confirm the chat agreement, drawing concern about involving minors in parents’ financial disputes.
• The decision relied on a written-principle exception and a finding of moral impossibility to formalize a paper contract due to strained relations.
• The outcome aligns with an April ruling in Padua on email evidence and follows a July Supreme Court stance affirming the validity of spousal agreements on patrimonial matters.