Situación jurídica de padres y padrastros en cuanto a derechos y deberes en Colombia

Abstract

This work is legally based the need to know the duties and rights of stepchildren, stepfathers and parents in the Colombian today, mention the different aspects in which arise the duties and rights of parents and stepparents. Some definitions of the concept of family from the juridical and from the sociological point of view are exposed, as well as different institutions of Family Law such as family duties, kinship, filiation and marital status, putting in evidence The need for protection of de facto families. It highlights the list of situations in which it is necessary to clarify the duties and rights of stepparents and parents in the Colombian context and outline the reasons why stepchildren, stepparents should be included, following the criteria of the Constitutional Court on The recognition and need for protection of de facto families, taking into account the biological family.