An award of joint legal custody is an aspirational goal in every custody matter and is particularly warranted where the parties are generally able to communicate with one another in a cooperative fashion. Although the parties have had disagreements about certain aspects of parenting, the record demonstrates that there is a modicum of communication and cooperation between them, as reflected by the fact that they managed to stick to a custody schedule of their own design for approximately eight months prior to commencement of the proceedings and have accommodated each other’s requests for telephone contact with the child. Accordingly, Family Court’s determination that it was in the child’s best interests to award the parties joint legal custody has a sound and substantial basis in the record

Christina E. v. Clifford F., – NYS3d – , 2021 WL 5701767 (3^rd Dep’t. 2021)