SANTOS, L. F. M.; SANTOS, Luís Fernando Martins.
Abstract:
The institution of adoption is presented as the field of content and prominent contemporary
legal her vest due totoday'ssocial relationships, especially after the changes inourorder by the
promulgation of the law 12.010/2009. The following steps were usedin thisstudy: As a
methodof approach it was used thedeductive one, the procedural onewas themonographic and
theresearch techniqueused was the indirect one. It was present edan evolutionary-historical
approach of adoption, dealing with the characteristics of the prior societies that used adoption
as a way of perpetuating the image of the house hold head, as well as its adequacy with the
passage of time, to the following people. The modification of the characteristics of adoption is
presented as an essential way for the understanding of the current situation of the institute
studied. The evaluation of theadoption washandled in theworkabove, using the positioning of
some law doctrines about the concept of adoption, in order to achievea better elucidationof the
topic infuture treatmentwhich this work was proposed. There gulatory principles of the
institute were al so presented with the power tounderst and the true spirit of that adoption
takes. The adoptive modalitieswerepresented withthe power toverify which of them are still
present in the Brazilian order. The main innovations brought to our order by the New
Adoption Law were presented, analyzing them, while they areguidingthecurrent
conjunctureofnational adoptionin pursuitof the real purposeof adoptionwhich is
alwaystowatch over thebestfor childrenand adolescents. The current concern about the
adoption has the preoccupation to ensure the rights of the adopteds and that, by there as on of
being in develop mentthey need special care in relation to full protection by the State,
particularly in keeping the breast of family life. So, it appears that the Law
No.12.010/2009has the main purpose to result the recognizing existence of the rights of
children and adolescents after a long period of legislative omission.