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Del Vecchio family child custody dispute

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In late July 2026, Italian influencer Sara Soldati filed a legal complaint accusing her sued former partner, entrepreneur partner Leonardo Del Vecchio Jr., accusing him of severely limiting her restricting access to their one‑year‑old daughter, Bianca, daughter Bianca during a brief meeting on the entrepreneur’s his yacht off Sardinia. Prosecutors in Milan opened a criminal investigation for alleged child abduction, and Del Vecchio secured a €1.1 billion loan from Apollo Global Management to refinance personal exposures and address heir disputes. On 24 July, Soldati’s lawyers emphasized that the meeting on the yacht anchored at Cala di Volpe allowed only a few minutes of contact with Bianca, framing the episode as possible private violence and unlawful confinement. Four days later, a Milan civil court ordered Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio to hand the child over to Soldati. Judge Valentina Maderna set a deadline of Soldati, setting an 18:00 deadline on the day of the ruling. Del Vecchio’s His defence denied contested the allegations, citing a sworn statement from New York statement that refuted claims about his parental suitability and warning of criminal action against anyone disseminating the disputed material. Four days later, on 28 July, Judge Valentina Maderna issued a formal ruling confirming that Leonardo must return Bianca after a 20‑day separation. The case continues defence argued that video evidence presented by Soldati was obtained through manipulative tactics and announced plans to attract media attention pursue defamation claims and possible criminal actions against those they allege gathered the material. The case remains high‑profile due to the Luxottica founder’s family prominence and the parallel concurrent financial maneuvering maneuvers surrounding the Del Vecchio estate.

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