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'Starting Line': Providing co-parenting services for unmarried parents

Co-parenting is a term used to describe two parents working together to raise a child while living separately. Just like traditional parenting, co-parenting has it challenges. This week on "Starting Line" we learn about a bill that aims to assist those who take on this role.

Rep. Peggy Scott (R-Andover) sponsors HF1362, which would appropriate money for a grant to fund co-parenting services at Northpoint Health and Wellness Center in Minneapolis. Find out why Rep. Scott feels it’s important to help those who are co-parenting their children.

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