After being approved by the Constitution and Legislation Committee of the Senate, the initiative will be voted on in plenary this afternoon.
yesterday the Senate Constitution and Legislation Committee approved the joint ownership bill, or also called Co-responsibility in Parenting, after the modifications made in deputies and this Wednesday he will finish his journey in the plenary session of the Senate.
In mid-April, the Co-responsibility in Parenting project was approved by Deputies with 51 in favorout of a total of 91 present, where all the positive votes were from the ruling partyand the votes against belonged to the Broad front. This Wednesday it is the turn of the plenary session of the Senate to vote on the project after the modifications made in the previous instance, as reported by the senator of the National PartyCarmen Asiaín, on her Twitter.
From the opposition believe that this law jeopardizes the safety of children since the project allows the father or mother access to see their child despite having a complaint.
However, from the ruling party, they establish that if the parent has a complaint, the son or daughter will be given a lawyer who can ensure their safety. This project was one of the “bargaining coins” of the Cabildo Abierto to vote in favor of the social security reform.
The modifications in Deputies
One day before the vote in Deputies, the pro-government coalition had a meeting where last-minute changes were made that were demanded from the Colorado Party to be able to vote in favour.
To reach an agreement, it was added to the project to include in the Penal Code an article that provides an aggravating circumstance for the crimes of simulation of crimes and slander against false allegations.
Added to this was the possibility for the judge to take into account parents who have criminal complaints concrete and that pose a risk to the child. On the other hand, it improved the wordingleaving a clearer version of the project that came from the Senate.
Source: Ambito
