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#parental responsibilities could be divided between parent, so that neither parent has to consult the other about decisions relating to one of their responsibilities.
Neither the ''Family Law Act'' nor the ''Divorce Act'' say that all parental responsibilities have to be shared equally by both parents or distributed in some other way. While both parents usually wind up sharing all parental responsibilities, remember what section 40(4) of the ''Family Law Act'' says:
<blockquote><tt>In the making of parenting arrangements, no particular arrangement is presumed to be in the best interests of the child and without limiting that, the following must not be presumed:</tt></blockquote>