OT: Purrs for a friend

My dear friend J is being sued by his ex-wife to allow her to move to
another state and take their daughter with her. She wants to limit J's
access to only once a month. J is devastated, he adores his daughter and
is a most excellent dad. Him and his wife love this girl to bits and
they are heartbroken at the thought of losing her.
Please purr that the ex-wife grows a heart. She's a self-centered,
horrible, horrible person who uses her daughter to get back at her ex.
Not pretty.

polonca12000...

Lots and lots of purrs and best wishes for everything to turn out right,
Polonca and Soncek

Sam...

Purrs that things work out well for J and his daughter.

Marina...

It's terrible when adults use their children to get at each other. Many
purrs for J and his daughter.

Adrian A...

Lots of purrs for J and his daughter.

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)...

There are times when the courts should not be nearly so
rigid in following the general rule of awarding custody to
the mother! (If the child's best interests were considered,
some women should probably abort before giving birth!)

Monique Y. Mudama...

Is this still the case? I thought (but certainly don't know) that the
courts are a bit more open minded these days.

Helen Wheels...

Oh, this pulls some rather personal strings for me having been the kid
in the middle of one of these. The mother may genuinely think she's
doing the best for her daughter (not knowing either party I'd rather
assume the best). I expect neither side realises that the long term
effects of this kind of split won't become clear until 30+ years later
when both parents become elderly and their daughter is torn all over
again. I do hope some solution can be found to help the little girl. At
least she gets to stay in the same country - there's some possibility of
ongoing contact whichever way it gets resolved.