2020-08-062020-08-062020-08-062020-06-10https://ri.ucsal.br/handle/prefix/1659This article aims to enable knowledge about the affective sponsorship program and the discussion on how is the relationship of the persons that are involved. The work was constructed through the method of systematic literary review based on studies of texts, books and scientific articles, aiming to seek answers to the questions addressed during the text. At this way, the article goes through the brief history of the institute of the family and adoption in the world and, then, in the Brazilian legal system, serving as an introduction to the main theme which is the affective sponsorship and its purpose of helping children and teenagers institutionalized, guaranteeing full protection and the best interest of the child.Acesso AbertoFamíliaApadrinhamento afetivoECACriança e adolescenteLei 13.509/2017FamilyAffective sponsorshipChild and teenagerTrabalho de Conclusão de CursoCiências Sociais AplicadasDireito