NPO: Calls and Letters to Massachusetts Legislators Cause Major Tremors

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'Massachusetts members of National Parents Organization flexed their muscles and the Legislature responded. Members in other states should take note. Meanwhile, here is the update.

About 10 days ago, we informed our Massachusetts members that SB834, a bill that encourages shared parenting as well as other useful reforms, had been torpedoed in the Judiciary Committee by the bar associations. We asked members to tell their legislators that we now had to switch position and oppose the bill. They responded with a deluge of phone calls and emails to their reps and senators.

And it worked. Within days, we received word that the Judiciary Committee wanted to meet with us again. I and others had such a meeting last week.

To the credit of the Judiciary Committee, they expressed flexibility and the desire to work with us to fix the bill. More discussions will follow. During these discussions, confidentiality is requested, and we will honor that request.'