In Re Marriage of Hynick

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• finding joint physical care inappropriate due to the parties’ lack of mutual respect and inability to communicate
• finding joint physical care inappropriate due to the parties’ lack of mutual respect and inability to communicate
• granting physical care of a child to the parent who would fulfill the legal responsibility to support the other parent’s relationship with the child
• finding visitation rights are afforded to a parent who is not the primary caretaker
• finding domestic abuse a “significant factor” in assessing joint physical care because the abuse “reflect[ed] the ability of the parties to listen to one another and respect one another’s opinions and feelings”
• noting the difference between shared care and physical care with visitation and noting visitation varies widely and “can even approach an amount almost equal to the time spent with the caretaker parent” (emphasis added)

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