J.R. v. M.S.
New York Supreme Court
55 N.Y.S.3d 873 (2017)
J.R. (plaintiff) and M.S. (defendant), both professionally successful parents with a good relationship with their child, could agree on major decisions like school and pediatrician choices but struggled to jointly manage everyday minor decisions, particularly given J.R.'s argumentative personality. After J.R. filed for divorce, the parties tried repeatedly, unsuccessfully, to agree on a workable co-parenting schedule, and both ultimately acknowledged that fully joint decision-making simply wasn't a realistic option for them going forward.
Whether meaningful involvement of both parents in a child's life can be realized by establishing joint custodial parents and designating specific zones in which each parent, after consulting the other, has final decision-making authority.