Direito a ter pai: abandono parental e a atuação da defensoria pública do estado de Minas Gerais

Abstract

Child abandonment is a growing problem in Brazil, which affects children, teenagers and adults, both in psychological, economical and legal ways. However, the judicialisation of the matter contributes to an overload of the judicial system and a deterioration on family relationships, which is why initiatives for extrajudicial resolution of conflicts stand out. In this sense, the Public Defender's Office of Minas Gerais is aligned with the importance of the issue, promoting initiatives such as “Mutirão Direito a Ter Pai”, which is based on regularizing the situation of affiliation and the paternal registration on the Birth Certificates of the beneficiaries, and also services such as DNA tests and procedural representation to the underprivileged. For this, were used the inductive method and the quantitative analysis of IBGE, CNJ and the Public Defender's Office data.