“My child, my treasure”: underlying motivations in child custody judicial cases

Authors

  • Paula Casaleiro Centro de Estudos Sociais da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7458/SPP20219614216

Keywords:

family disputes, child custody, motivations, gender relation, parental relationships

Abstract

 Portugal registered, since the mid-1990s, an exponential increase in family disputes over children. This article tries to frame and understand this growth, analysing the motivations underlying the child custody judicial cases, dividing them into three non-exclusive categories: access to children, alimony and administrative certification. The analysis reveals how change and continuity intersect in post-separation family and parental relationships and how parental and gender relations are produced and negotiated in family courts.

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Published

2021-04-05

Issue

No. 96 (2021)

Section

Artigos

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