This research aims to analyze the appropriateness of the Civil Liability of parents towards their children for emotional abandonement. First, the family institution is presented as seen in the Brazilian constitutional civil law, the concept of family and its historical evolution and the importance of parents in the education of their children, to then examine the laws relevant to family and affiliation. Under the new family perspective, the principles adopted by Brazilian law regarding children s rights will be studied as well as examine the principle of human dignity, responsible parenting and family planning, affectivity and the best interests of children and adolescents. On the institution of liability relevant issues will be observed, including the issue of punitive damages. Assumptions of liability will be examined in the light of parental affective abandonment, verifying how these elements are satisfied. Moreover, effective function of the indemnity will be envisioned, analyzing pending controversies on this subject. As doctrinal considerations are done, the position of homeland jurisprudence on the subject will be analyzed, in order to reach total clarification. Finally, the subject concludes, so to try to resolve the questions raised by the entire body of the research.