What is the expected standard of care for children of a parent who is no longer able to co-operate with the other parent?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from M.P.M. v. A.L.M., 2020 ONSC 1862 (CanLII):
The fact parents are no longer able to co-exist does not give either of them licence to involve their children in the dispute. The expected standard and the consequence of engaging in substandard behaviour were addressed by Chappell J. in Jackson v. Jackson, 2017 ONSC 1566 (S.C.J.) at para. 59, when she wrote in part: …it is a well-established principle that the best interests of the child are generally fostered by ensuring that children have a loving relationship with both parents, and that such a relationship should only be interfered with in demonstrated circumstances of danger to the child’s physical, emotional or mental well-being…If one parent does not facilitate a child’s relationship with the other parent, or improperly undermines that relationship, this will be an important consideration in determining their ability to meet the child’s needs…[Citations omitted][41]
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