What is the impact of ineffective communication on joint custody of a child?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Edwards v. McMahon, 2020 ONSC 2052 (CanLII):
Although the mere suggestion of ineffective communication cannot by itself rebut joint custody of a child, the inability to communicate for the best interests of the children can: see Lambert v. Peachman, 2016 ONSC 7443, [2016] O.J. No. 6201. Maximum Contact Principle
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