<p>Hunt, I truly realize there is more to it. I just think that no matter who gets custody (ideally joint, in my opinion), that the kids’ interests are served by having ready access to both parents. They need their dad in their lives so he is not a stranger as they will be living with him eventually most likely. But they need their mom in their lives while she is still living and it would be undue hardship on them to be separated by long distance knowing how little time she may have left. It would eat at them terribly, I believe, and also cause even more worry and concern. That is why I feel the dad (and the judge) seem heartless. </p>
<p>So, no matter who gets custody, I think that both parents should live near the kids. I think if the Dad really cared about the kids’ well being, this situation would not have occurred in this way as he would have only allowed himself to search for jobs in a certain radius of their mother during this period of time she is still alive. I don’t know what he did in terms of his job search but I’m finding it hard to believe his only option was to move 600 miles away.</p>