Adoção por casais homoafetivos

Abstract

This article aims to address the adoption of homoaffective couples. The research was conducted through bibliographical material, doctrines, laws and jurisprudence, in force in the Brazilian legal system. The study sought to address the protection of the family institute, which has undergone numerous modifications over the years, undergoing updates required by social evolution. Homosexual unions are increasingly present within society and should be granted the right to adopt, respecting the principle of the dignity of the human person and taking into consideration the best interest of the child. In order to effect the act of adoption, homosexual couples still encounter prejudices and taboos and to them must be granted such right through the judiciary.