Abstract

BORGES, Carolina de Campos; UZIEL, Anna Paula  and  PONCIANO, Edna Lúcia Tinoco. Shared custody at Brazil and Uruguay: tensions in the institution of parental equality. Est. Inter. Psicol. [online]. 2019, vol.10, n.3, suppl.1, pp.24-47. ISSN 2236-6407.  https://doi.org/10.5433/2236-6407.2019v10n3suplp24.

This work consists in a theoretical-documentary study performed as a part of a wider research, still in progress, that investigates the parental relationships in shared custody both in Brazil and in Uruguay. We aimed to comprehend how, historically and legally, shared custody was instituted in these countries and discuss the relationship between their institution and parental equality, taking into account the social processes involved in determining equality between men and women. The results showed that in Uruguay, the institution of shared custody derived from rights acquired by women, while in Brazil it was a consequence of the mobilization of fathers, claiming their rights towards the mothers of their children. Because of the different positions held by men and women in society, they perceive shared custody as distinct struggles. We concluded that, in both countries, their institution represents advances in favor of family acquaintanceship, but is not enough to promote parental equality.

Keywords : shared custody; parenting; gender; Brazil; Uruguay.

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