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Court Sets December 4 Review in Abruzzo Child-Removal Case as Father Relocates and Appeal Advances

Lawyers argue new housing with planned compliance removes the risks that prompted the children’s placement.

Overview

  • The juvenile court in L’Aquila has summoned the parents for a December 4 hearing, where judges may review, modify or revoke the removal order for their three children, who are currently in a Vasto care facility.
  • The family’s new attorneys filed an urgent six-point appeal seeking immediate suspension of the order; the Court of Appeal has up to 60 days and has set a hearing for December 16.
  • Father Nathan Trevallion signed a no‑cost use agreement and moved into a house offered by restaurateur Armando Carusi, while mother Catherine Birmingham is staying with the children and says she will leave only with them.
  • Local supporters offered free renovations to the rural casolare, but the Palmoli mayor says no formal renovation filing has reached the municipality yet; a volunteer plan outlines added sanitary facilities and safety upgrades.
  • The case has drawn national focus as a similar removal surfaced in Caprese Michelangelo (Arezzo), where authorities cite missing home‑education procedures and health checks, underscoring wider tensions over homeschooling and welfare oversight.