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North Dakota House rejects bill creating rebuttable presumption for shared parenting
Summary
After several hours of debate, the North Dakota House declined to adopt House Bill 12-42, which would have added a rebuttable presumption favoring shared residential responsibility and joint decision-making in custody disputes; the final roll call was recorded in the chamber.
Bismarck — The North Dakota House voted on final consideration of House Bill 12-42 on Feb. 14, a measure that would have added a rebuttable presumption in state law favoring shared residential responsibility, equal parenting time and shared decision-making in custody cases. The clerk recorded the vote and the bill was declared failed.
Proponents said the bill would provide a default starting point for courts and parents at the outset of separations. Representative Twight, the substitute carrier, said, “This is not a perfect bill,” but argued judges should be given an option to start custody decisions with a posture of…
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