From qualified dating to stable union: the objective of constituting a family as a determinant

Abstract

This article aims to demonstrate, through the analysis of some jurisprudential decisions of some states, in particular, the Courts of Justice of the states of Amapá, Maranhão and Paraná, between 2013 and 2019, regarding the limitations of the legislator in distinguishing , the qualified courtship of the stable union, and in the period studied the preponderant factor resides in the fact that the selected jurisprudence, all address the essential requirement "objective of constituting a family", in order to demonstrate that this requirement is or is not fundamental to differentiate the stable dating and qualified dating. In this way, the problem presented is: What are the limits that distinguish the stable union from qualified dating, taking into account the jurisprudential decisions of the Courts of Justice of the states of Amapá, Maranhão and Paraná, between the years 2013 and 2019? For this, it will be necessary to bring up concepts, conceptions and doctrinal discussions about stable union and qualified dating, in order to distinguish the two institutes. Regarding the methodological procedures, it is characterized by a qualitative research, whose method is bibliographic and documental, with reading, jurisprudence analysis and bibliographic consultation.