When will a court order joint custody rather than sole custody?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from D.G. v. A-G.-D., 2019 ONCJ 43 (CanLII):
[123] Courts will order joint custody rather than sole custody where such an order is considered necessary to preserve the balance of power between the parties, particularly in cases where both parties are caring and competent parents but one party has been primarily responsible for the conflict between the parties. See: Roloson v. Clyde, 2017 ONSC 3642 at paragraph 59 for a review of cases applying this principle.
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