To sum up, it should be emphasized that since the entry into force of the Constitution of the Italian Republic of December 27, 1947 until now, the concept of marriage in the Italian legal system has undergone some changes. The entry into force of the new Constitution allowed for a gradual departure from the patriarchal meaning of marriage, which resulted from the provisions of the Italian Civil Code of 1942. Under Law No. 151 of May 19, 1975, reforming Italian family law, it was guaranteed, among others, legal equality of spouses and regulated in accordance with the declarations contained directly in the constitution: personal relations between spouses, property relations between spouses and rights and obligations towards children