I won my 1948 court case 7 months ago but my attorney has not yet obtained the official copy of the court decree. It seems I read that the appeal period is 6 months and other times I have read the appeal period is 60 days. Does anyone know how long the actual appeal period is and does anyone know ho...

The power of attorney was signed by both my wife and me. Luigi Paiano said he had never heard of a judge make such a requirement; So I doubt you will have any problems if you have both parents sign the PoA. There is a way to certify a PoA with the state department that you could get in the meantime,...

Thank you, but no. The judge was requiring a U.S court order allowing her to participate in the case instead of the normal parental power of attorney. Unfortunately there is no way to obtain such an order in the U.S legal system. I provided letters from 2 U.S attorneys stating such. My daughter turn...

I just got word that I won my appeal even though my ancestor naturalized after the birth of U.S. born children. The appellate judge was Lalia Papoff.

Thank you Mler
You always have the answers.

I will just have to hope that Mr. Paiano will be able to persuade the Italian appellate judge not to require the Judicial decree from the U.S. judge.

My denied case was finally heard in the appeals court. Unfortunately the judge felt that my minor daughter must have a Judicial decree from a U.S judge allowing her to participate in the citizenship case. Luigi Paiano, my lawyer, has never heard of a judge requiring such a decree. I have until Novem...

I'm assuming you are born after 1948. If you are not in a rush you could try going through your GM with the consulates. (Assuming that your mother has an italian birth certificate and that nothing on it designates her as american). You would need to get a letter from USCIS stating that there is no r...

You still might be able to use your GM's line. If your mother was a U.S citizen already than your GM's naturalization did not apply to your mother (Your mom was already a U.S citizen therfore your GM's naturalization did not "naturalize" your mother). You should consult an attorney. As of ...

Assuming the Italian commune has your mothers birth information and that they recognized her italian citizenship at birth you might be able to ignore your GFs certificate of citizenship. Focus on proving that (1) your GF never naturalized after arriving in the U S. in 1936 and (2) your mother never ...

I think your GF must have claimed derivative citizenship through his father.If you are trying to solve the mystery of the Certificate of Citizenship, look for documentation on Vinchenzo being in the U.S after your GF was born. Look at siblings or other family members that may have moved to the US wi...

I found this article on familysearch. I quot the pertinent info below. United States Naturalization and Citizenship • FamilySearch https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/United_States_Naturalization_and_Citizenship Under the Act of March 2, 1929, individuals who derived citizenship through a parent's ...

You might be able to get away without it. Let your attorney who is doing your 1948 case that you can not find it. It seems that when you go through the courts you don't have to worry as much about death and marriage certificates as you do when you go through the consulate.

Best of luck

You might be able to get away without it, you may need to consult with an attorney. It seems that going through the courts you don't have to worry as much about death a d marriage certificates as you do when you go through the consulate.

I would also try familysearch.org to look for the certificate

To clarify, my U.S born GM was 12years old when her father naturalized

I was curious if anyone has heard a recent update on how the appeals are going for 1948 cases involving children born in the U.S prior to their ancestor naturalizing. (as described in the article below https://www.mylawyerinitaly.com/news/developments-in-the-rome-court-of-appeal-eases-path-to-italia...