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Spanish regional court has ruled that single parents should get the same amount of parental leave as two-parent households, paving the way for more equality in the country.W
here in the world? Going forward, single parents will receive 12 weeks of mandatory leave, plus an additional 20 weeks, totaling 32 weeks, the same total time that couples receive, according to the New York Times. While the decision is from a regional court, it will likely be cited by other courts across the country.T
he ruling could make life easier for the roughly 1.9 million single-parent households in Spain as of 2020.A