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====Parallel parenting==== | ====Parallel parenting==== | ||
''Parallel parenting'' is a way of distributing parental responsibilities between guardians that is best suited for high-conflict situations where each of the guardians is a good parent and the children would do well with either of them. A helpful 2004 decision of the Provincial Court, ''[http://canlii.ca/t/1jptk | ''Parallel parenting'' is a way of distributing parental responsibilities between guardians that is best suited for high-conflict situations where each of the guardians is a good parent and the children would do well with either of them. A helpful 2004 decision of the Provincial Court, ''[http://canlii.ca/t/1jptk J.R. v. S.H.C.]'', 2004 BCPC 0421 discusses the concept of parallel parenting at length: | ||
*A guardian assumes complete responsibility for the children when they are with him or her. | *A guardian assumes complete responsibility for the children when they are with him or her. |