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Parents in ‘Family in the Woods’ Case Travel to Meet Senate President in Rome

The high-level meeting signals growing political attention to their bid to reunite with their children.

Overview

  • Catherine Birmingham and Nathan Trevallion traveled from Chieti to Palazzo Giustiniani for a private 12:30 meeting with Senate President Ignazio La Russa after his formal invitation, accompanied by their lawyers and an interpreter.
  • Their three children remain in a residential care home in Vasto, and Catherine has been limited to video calls since she was removed from the facility on March 6 under a new court measure.
  • Defense experts Antonio Cantelmi and Martina Aiello are filing a detailed report that challenges social-services assessments, and an appeal hearing is scheduled for April 21 at the juvenile appellate court in L'Aquila.
  • Local authorities in Palmoli arranged a municipal apartment near the town school and prepared schooling options, with the couple expecting a move around mid-April in hopes it could support a reunification plan.
  • The case began after a hospital report led to a November 20 order suspending parental responsibility over concerns about the farmhouse’s habitability and schooling, with today’s coverage ranging from ANSA’s straight updates on the trip to Il Messaggero’s focus on a handwritten memo and il Giornale’s emphasis on a possible turn toward reunification.