What does the court consider in deciding whether to grant joint legal custody of the children?
The court will grant joint legal custody if the parties can communicate well enough to make joint decisions in the best interests of their children. They do not have to agree on every issue, but they must share enough common values and agree on the important issues relating to the children. The ability of the parents to make joint decisions in the past is a very important consideration. The court recognizes that the if the parents are unable to communicate or if they have fundamental disagreements about what decisions are in the children’s best interests, joint legal custody will be unworkable.
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