1) moved away from them
2) wants to move them from their home of the last 3 years
3) wants to move them away from their mother in what may be her last days/months/years
4) took a job that moved him away so he could make a decent living to support them after their mother croaks even knowing that their mother couldn't see them, or they her, after he moved them
5) wants them to live with him and be cared for by ???? while he's working full-time
6) has no problem adding to their mother's health problems by adding additional stress (documented as having a deleterious effect on cancer patients) and, perhaps, shortening the time they have with her
7) wants to move them away from the support network their mother has established and replace it with the, um, well, what is it he's established in his 10 months in Chicago?
I wish I could find the court records that document (or not) what I've read in the multiple articles I've read this morning about this case. (links below)
Their father, kane snyder, has degrees from Villanova and Duke and he couldn't find work in Durham? There is mention in the articles of abuse, infidelity and restraining orders; though none say against who or who did what? Again, I'd like to see the court records.
Since we're all speculating, I'll add mine.
This looks suspiciously like many divorce cases that happened in the 70s; full-time mom loses custody because she's a full-time mom and has no personal income and income-producing dad can provide financially for children and that is viewed as more important than being present for the children. Though there were the cases where dad had a new girlfriend who would care for children while dad worked. I always wondered if new girlfriend was subsequently replaced after she'd served her purpose.
Here are the links to multiple articles about this. I still don't understanding why loving dad didn't get a job close to his children given that they and their mother were established during their years there.
I'm also curious as to why the judge based a ruling on the opinion of one expert and, gee, who hired said expert? Experts don't testify for free.
http://www.parentdish.com/2011/05/11/mom-with-breast-cancer-denied-custody-of-kids/http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20110512/hl_time/httphealthlandtimecom20110512shouldamomwithstage4breastcancerlosecustodyofherkidsxidrssfullhealthsciyahoohttp://beautyintruth-alaina.blogspot.com/2011_05_01_archive.html - mom's blog
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1385143/Alaina-Giordano-loses-custody-children-breast-cancer.html?ito=feeds-newsxml - I used this link for dad's new title and his full name
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/kane-snyder/3/667/b88 - dad's resume
http://abcnewsradio.fm/attachment/12031http://www.tnonline.com/node/107432 - dad's graduation announcement