The fight for joint custody: the Narrative of Parents

Authors

  • Débora Augusto Franco Doutoranda do Programa de Pós-graduação em Psicologia Clínica - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro – PUC-Rio Docente no Centro Universitário Geraldo di Biase (UGB) e na Faculdade Sul Fluminense (FaSF) http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8302-1549
  • Andrea Seixas Magalhães Professora Associada do Departamento de Psicologia da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro – PUC-Rio http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2992-9844
  • Terezinha Féres-Carneiro Professora Titular do Departamento de Psicologia da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro – PUC-Rio http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0564-7810

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v22i2.55760

Keywords:

joint custody, parenthood, family life, conjugal separation

Abstract

The present article is part of a broader research about the experience of divorced parents who fight for the joint custody of their children. The purpose of this study is to investigate the repercussions of prioritizing the custody of the mother over the father, and the role of joint custody as an alternative to family life. The authors interviewed 12 subjects – 10 men and 2 women – who described difficulties in maintaining parent-child bonds after the end of the conjugal relationship. The authors recruited participants online, from Facebook pages that serve as a support network for parents who fight in the legal system for the joint custody of their children. Among the main hardships mentioned by the participants, stand out the limitation of family life with their children after the conjugal separation and the slow pace of the legal system regarding rulings over joint custody claims. The authors conclude that it is necessary to build social, cultural, legal, and political support systems capable of deconstructing the stereotype of the woman as a better caretaker than the man, as well as the one of the man as a helper-provider in the parent-child relationship.

Author Biographies

Débora Augusto Franco, Doutoranda do Programa de Pós-graduação em Psicologia Clínica - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro – PUC-Rio Docente no Centro Universitário Geraldo di Biase (UGB) e na Faculdade Sul Fluminense (FaSF)

Débora Augusto Franco

Especialista em Psicologia Jurídica (UERJ)

Mestre em Psicologia (UFF)

Doutoranda em Psicologia Clínica (PUC-Rio)

Docente no Centro Universitário Geraldo di Biase -UGB e na Faculdade Sul Fluminense - FaSF

Andrea Seixas Magalhães, Professora Associada do Departamento de Psicologia da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro – PUC-Rio

Professora Associada do Departamento de Psicologia da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro – PUC-Rio

Terezinha Féres-Carneiro, Professora Titular do Departamento de Psicologia da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro – PUC-Rio

Professora Titular do Departamento de Psicologia da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro – PUC-Rio

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Published

2018-08-01

How to Cite

Franco, D. A., Magalhães, A. S., & Féres-Carneiro, T. (2018). The fight for joint custody: the Narrative of Parents. Interação Em Psicologia, 22(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v22i2.55760

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 2 (2018)

Section

Research Reports

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