Years ago, joint custody was held by Courts to be workable only if both separated parties were wholly cooperative with each other. Judges often held that the mere fact parties were appearing in front of the Court was an indication they could not cooperate enough to obtain a joint custody Order. Thankfully, those days of a “Catch 22” scenario for parties seeking joint custody are long over as courts in British Columbia have dealt with the emerging concept of "parallel parenting."

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