What is the test for shared parenting?

Nova Scotia, Canada


The following excerpt is from S.S. v. J.G., 2021 NSSC 228 (CanLII):

Courts have identified effective communication and cooperation between parents as essential components of shared parenting. Shared parenting is usually not appropriate when parenting relationships are rife with mistrust, disrespect, poor communication, and where there is little hope that the situation will change: PM v. MW, 2021 NSSC 72.

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