Corresponsabilidad parental de los padres en la asignación de patria potestad y tenencia del menor, posible discriminación por razón de género

Abstract

Abstract: This research indicated "Parental co-responsibility of parents, in the allocation of parental authority and custody of the minor, possible discrimination on the basis of gender", aims to demonstrate that there is a normative contradiction between the constitutional, civil and childhood and adolescence norms for the allocation of parental authority and custody of minors in Ecuador, which results in gender discrimination againstthe father, for the development of the investigation the normative analysis was carried out, and later the analysis of related cases was applied with the assignment of tenure in divorce cases. As a general conclusion stands out, the specific regulations propitiate the assignment of parental authority and possession to the mother, which generates the distinction towards the father and his duty of parental responsibility, in addition to perpetuating gender roles in society that do not contemplate the best interests of the child.