Acesso à justiça e desbiologização da paternidade: A viabilização do reconhecimento voluntário de paternidade pela Defensoria Pública do Estado de Minas Gerais na comarca de Governador Valadares nos anos de 2023 e 2024

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the role of the Public Defender’s Office of the State of Minas Gerais (DPMG) in the Comarca of Governador Valadares regarding the promotion of voluntary recognition of paternity between the years 2023 and 2024. The research adopts an interdisciplinary perspective, combining the concept of access to justice, as developed by Mauro Cappelletti and Bryant Garth, with the theory of the de-biologization of paternity proposed by João Baptista Villela. Based on these theoretical frameworks, the study discusses the overcoming of the traditional paradigm of filiation based solely on biological ties, highlighting instead the value of socio-affective parenthood as an expression of care, coexistence, and responsibility. The study follows an exploratory methodology, incorporating bibliographic review and empirical analysis of the services provided by the DPMG, especially within the scope of the campaigns “Mutirão das Famílias” and “O Direito de Ter Pai.”