The woman, 75, from the northern city of Pavia, had grown weary of having to maintain her sons, 40 and 42, and on several occasions tried to convince them to find a more autonomous living arrangement, especially as each had a job.
“But neither of them wanted to know,” she said, according to a report in the local newspaper La Provincia Pavese.
The mother was also annoyed that her sons did not contribute to the household expenses or chores, the newspaper reported.
So she took them to court, culminating with a Pavia judge, Simona Caterbi, sympathising with her plight and issuing an eviction order against the men.
A 2019 study found that of the young adults living at home, 36.5% were students, 38.2% had a job and 23.7% were searching for one.
While an eviction order is rare, there have been cases in Italy of parents being taken to court by their adult children who still expect financial support.
His case was rejected, with the court ruling that young adults do not have an automatic right to parental financial support. »
