Following an injunction issued by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court the Secretary of State's office will prepare two Initiative Petitions for shared parenting and due process rights in abuse protection cases. Signature gathering is excpected to begin by the end of the week (Sept. 20, 2013).

The shared paremnting petition would mandate a presumption of shared equitable custody when parents divorce while the abuse prevention petition would require that all due process rights of civil law be applied in abuse prevention cases.

More than 68,911 sigtnatures must be collected by mid-November to place these questions on the ballot.  Volunteer and financial help is needed to achieve our goals. Contact us be email ( support@fatherhoodcoalition.org ) or phone 857 350-0575 to help collect signatures and/or donate.