The research cited in our brief is more legal research of what legal experts are saying about maximum parenting time, what's working and what's not. There may be research cited as well in the NAWL and Luke's Place briefs which references that.
One of the pieces of confusion that arises with respect to maximum parenting time is that no one is saying that the research doesn't say that contact with both parents can be good and children will request that. It's just that it doesn't necessarily need to be equal. We need to look at that on a case-by-case basis. There's really important caveats to when it's good and when it's not. Those need to be looked at. For example, it can be good, unless it exposes the child to high levels of stress. When there's high conflict, that causes stress. Other factors are in favour of not having maximum parenting time, such as the fact that children are more resilient when they have a stable relationship with a non-stressful....
There are references in our brief to that kind of information. The key point is understanding that it's not that we dispute the idea that it can be good to have contact with both parents. It's understanding how it really needs to be a case-by-case analysis, which means no presumptions.