Overview

• In April the Tribunale di Roma used DNA evidence to recognize Francesca Michelon as Stefano D’Orazio’s daughter and annulled his will that named his wife as sole heir.
• The court awarded Michelon half of the drummer’s estate along with €60,000 in damages for the biological and emotional harm caused by his refusal to acknowledge her.
• Stefano D’Orazio’s widow, Tiziana Giardoni, has filed an appeal against the first-instance decision, prolonging the inheritance battle.
• On June 6 Michelon published a detailed Facebook post to describe years of insults and to reject accusations of seeking financial gain.
• The appellate proceedings will decide whether the April ruling stands and determine the final division of D’Orazio’s estate.