Mother loses custody of children because of cancer diagnosis

[soozievt]

<p>OK, I did find an article that has some other information I have not read before or not seen mentioned much on this thread…which brings up other issues in the custody decision…</p>

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But the ruling is about much more than cancer, according to longtime Raleigh family Attorney Charles Ullman. He reviewed the 27-page order and says the judge has other concerns.</p>

<p>“That she might expose the children to some type of risk, security risk, health risk, not provide for them,” Ullman said.</p>

<p>The reason is while both parents haven’t been angels, getting into an altercation and both spending the night in jail, Giordano has more strikes against her.</p>

<p>She confesses to having an adulterous relationship, spending days out of state with a married man while her children were with their grandparents.</p>

<p>On another occasion, Giordano did not make suitable arrangements for her children on a day a doctor told her she was going to be admitted to the hospital.</p>

<p>The order shows she took her children to Duke Hospital.</p>

<p>To avoid calling child protective services, the doctor took the children home with her. The doctor called it a crisis and Giordano called it a great opportunity for the children to get to know the person treating their mother.</p>

<p>Finally, when the children were visiting their father, Giordano failed to send her son’s epinephrine pen. The judge believes that shows she has difficulty separating her anger from the well-being of her children.</p>

<p>She could get 50 percent custody if she moves to Chicago.

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<p>[Mother</a> hopes judge will overturn custody ruling | abc11.com](<a href=“http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/local&id=8127895]Mother”>http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/local&id=8127895)</p>

<p>I’m sure there is more to it. But it still seems to me that joint custody or at least both living near one another is in the best interests of the kids at this time, as opposed to moving the kids far from their dying mother. However, this news article does say that she’d be given joint custody if she were to move to Chicago. This leads me to believe on the one hand, she is not “unfit” to have custody after all, but it is more on the dad’s terms (to be in Chicago)…I guess his moving to NC is not on the table.</p>

<p>PS…these things appear to get very ugly…all the inferences drawn about the mom forgetting to send her son’s epinephrine pen when he visited the dad? I mean maybe she just forgot! (and why wouldn’t the dad have one with him just in case, as a basic supply since it is his son?) The judge seems to suggest the mom purposely didn’t send her son’s medication!</p>