2021-07-302021-07-302021-07-302021-06-17https://ri.ucsal.br/handle/prefix/4462The present work has as a general objective, to verify the possibility of a couple who are not civilly married, or even maintain a stable union, adopting a child or an adolescent. Furthermore, the institute of coparenting was discussed in the concrete scenario of Brazilian families; as well as the requirements for adoption in the Brazilian legal system were described; This article starts from the research question: in the Brazilian legal system, would it be possible for coparenting to affect adoption, so that the partners do not have a marital relationship? As a methodology, the literature review and document analysis on the subject were used. The results seem to point to a favorable alternative for those coparental couples who wish to face the literality of art. 42, §§2 and 4, in favor of carrying out a joint adoption.Acesso AbertoFamíliaVínculo conjugalCoparentalidadeAdoção por um casal coparentalFamilyMarital bondCoparentingAdoption by a coparental coupleTrabalho de Conclusão de CursoCiências Sociais AplicadasDireito