In a custody dispute, can one parent ignore the other's advice about self-isolating?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from C.L.B. v. A.J.N., 2020 ONCJ 213 (CanLII):
[30] Parents cannot ignore the other parent’s inquiries about how they would comply with government directions. All levels of government in Canada, national, provincial and local have issued public health notices dealing with preventing infection, which include guidelines for physical distancing and, where appropriate, self-isolating. Good parents will be expected to comply with the guidelines and to reasonably and transparently demonstrate to the other parent, regardless of their personal interests or the position taken in their parenting dispute, that they are guideline-compliant. See: Balbontin v. Luwana, 2020 ONSC 1996.
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