What it is

Motion following an urgent interpellation on the Government's intentions regarding the establishment at the national level of shared custody as the preferred model in separation or divorce proceedings.

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a motion. It was introduced on 14 June 2012. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario de Unión Progreso y Democracia.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 173/000025· updated 11 Nov

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

Introduced14 June 2012Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted19 June 2012The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
Amendmentsno dateGroups propose changes.
Committeeno dateA committee goes through the text in detail.
Plenary19 June 2012All 350 deputies vote.
Senateno dateThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
BOE19 June 2012It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.

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19 June 2012

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 207 yes · 111 no · 8 abst.

Voted on: Motion following an urgent interpellation on the Government's intentions regarding the establishment of shared custody as the preferred model in separation or divorce proceedings at the national level. Voted on the terms of the compromise amendment submitted by the Popular, Catalan (CiU), Union, Progress and Democracy, Basque (EAJ-PNV), and Mixed Parliamentary Groups.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 6 of sitting 40· updated 10 Nov

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Your province

How did the deputies from your province vote?

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More details: how each group and each province voted

The groups

Who voted in favour and who against?

In favour, most of Vasco (EAJ-PNV), GC-CiU, GUPyD and Popular en el Congreso. Against, most of Socialista and GIP. 6 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 45 most voted in favour; in 1, against.

Coloured by how most of each province’s deputies voted.

In favour: 45
Against: 1
Tie: 6

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Socialista	110	102 against · 8 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	5	5 in favour
Mixto	17	6 in favour · 8 abst. · 3 did not vote
GC-CiU	16	16 in favour
GIP	11	9 against · 2 did not vote
GUPyD	5	4 in favour · 1 did not vote
Popular en el Congreso	185	176 in favour · 9 did not vote

What happens next

What happens now?

It is law, or will be once published in the BOE. It comes into force on the date its own text sets.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

Congreso de los Diputados, file 173/000025
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 6 of sitting 40
The count and every seat’s vote.

Retrieved 10 November 2026

The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.

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Motion following an urgent interpellation on the Government's intentions regarding the establishment at the national level of shared custody as the preferred model in separation or divorce proceedings. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original