Prosecutors say birth certificate with two mums illegitimate

(ANSA) - ROME, OCT 9 - The State attorney's office in the Tuscan city of Spezia has requested the annulment of the birth certificate of a child with two mothers registered by the municipality.
    Prosecutors said the birth certificate citing two mothers was illegitimate and urged a court to rectify the situation.
    The story of the child born to a same-sex couple was first reported by the local edition of Florence daily La Nazione on Wednesday.
    A court will rule whether naming the non-biological mother as the second parent is legitimate.
    Both women, who registered a civil union at city hall, had obtained to register the non-biological mother as the second parent on the certificate, committing to raise together the child.
    In the absence of specific legislation, prosecutors are seeking the birth certificate's annulment and Spezia's municipality has announced it will defend itself in the trial, according to the report. (ANSA).