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Washington Equal Parenting Time, Initiative 1402 (2015)

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The Washington Equal Parenting Time, Initiative 1402 was not on the November 3, 2015 ballot in Washington as an Initiative to the People. The measure, upon voter approval, would have provided children with an "unalienable right to substantially equal time with and the upbringing by both of their parents," unless evidence "that a parent's equal involvement is detrimental to the child's well-being" is proven.[1]

Text of measure

Ballot title

The proposed ballot title was:[2]

Initiative Measure No. 1402 concerns parenting of children.

This measure would give a child the right to equal time and upbringing by both parents in court-ordered parenting arrangements unless it is proven that equal involvement is detrimental to the child.

Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ][3]

Ballot summary

The proposed ballot summary was:[2]

This measure would give a child the right to substantially equal time with and upbringing by both parents in court-ordered parenting arrangements. The measure states that a child’s right to equal time cannot be infringed unless it is proven by a preponderance of evidence that equal involvement is detrimental to the child’s well-being. The measure would require that any order that allocates less than equal time with each parent have detailed, written findings of facts.[3]

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing the initiative process in Washington

Supporters were required to collect at least 246,372 valid signatures by July 2, 2015, in order to land the initiative on the ballot.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. Washington Secretary of State, "Initiative 1402 Text," accessed May 6, 2015
  2. 2.0 2.1 Washington Secretary of State, "Proposed Initiatives to the People - 2015," accessed May 6, 2015
  3. 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.