Against the odds, Restanio’s arguments against the “minor issue” won the day. His sister ended up marrying an Italian man, and in 2016, Monasterios’ cousins decided to acquire Italian citizenship. By the time it came to court, in 2021, the “minor issue” had appeared. ‘The family is split for good’The Monasterios family was not the only one split by the minor issue. That meant that she had the “minor issue” — her late mother had suddenly been judged to have lost her Italian citizenship from the grave.