Shared Parenting Bill May Be Up for Vote

In Massachusetts, a committee may soon vote on a bill that would establish a presumption of equally shared parenting in case of a divorce or separation. The bill, Massachusetts HB 1400, would state that if a judge deviated from an equally shared arrangement, he/she would have to write an opinion detailing the reasons for ordering unequal parenting. This bill is trying to prevent the loss of a parent for the child after a divorce.    

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