Joint Custody: Between the Best Interest of Child and Parental Responsibilities

This article proposes to examine the application of joint custody in Brazil, based on the analysis of the contemporary model for allocating parental responsibilities. The premise of the study is that the affirmation of the best interests of the child and adolescent determines the adoption of criteri...

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Autores: Marx Neto, Edgard Audomar, Mafra, Tereza Cristina Monteiro
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2015
País:Brasil
Recursos:Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Pós-graduação em Direito (CONPEDI)
Repositório:Revista de Direito de Família e Sucessão
Idioma:português
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.indexlaw.org:article/569
Acesso em linha:http://www.indexlaw.org/index.php/direitofamilia/article/view/569
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Joint custody
Best interest of the child
Parental responsibility
Guarda compartilhada
Superior interesse da criança
Responsabilidade parental
Descrição
Resumo:This article proposes to examine the application of joint custody in Brazil, based on the analysis of the contemporary model for allocating parental responsibilities. The premise of the study is that the affirmation of the best interests of the child and adolescent determines the adoption of criteria to ensure children and adolescents the developing in healthy family environment. In order to enable an understanding of the consequences of the choice of joint custody model were used sociological and historical elements. In developing this work were also analyzed judicial precedentes. The conclusion is that joint custody corresponds to the model that best meets the interest of children but may be rejected if this interest is not met under the circumstances of the case.