Yes, the paragraph provides insight from the judge's point of view but doesn't answer some basic questions I've had since first reading about this case.
1) The appeal court said more than just a simple affirmation of the judge's decision and dismissal of the appeal IIRC. It does make me wonder if the judge really 'heard' what else they had to say about the visitation plan, etc..
2) I still have no understanding of what the specific "recent events" could be.
I find that Jacqueline has significantly contributed to this trauma. I would even say she ignited it, and now it is aflame.
I must say this is a very good example of descriptive writing but I was troubled that this would appear as part of a legal document. It's quite subjective as opposed to an objective style, which I assumed was the accepted norm in legal writing.
However, I work in medical not in legal. Perhaps, a subjective style is acceptable in the courts? IDK.
3) "they need to be unified with their father"
If this means starting visitation, this is a good thing, IMO.
If this means turning full custody over to the father whom the kids haven't seen in months, that is pretty radical and will definitely be very traumatizing to the young children.
"...their mother needs to stop her obstructive, intrusive poisonous behaviour."
More troubling subjective writing, IMO.
It would be better to take out the words "intrusive poisonous" and let it read "their mother needs to stop her obstructive behavior." This would describe the actions in a factual manner. IMO using words such as "poisonous" sounds unprofessional and makes one think the judge is overly emotional (and possibly biased) about aspects of this case.
Just my opinion.
You are spot on!!
The divorce was filed in 2019. The youngest child is 2 years old so she was either unborn or only a small infant and her sister a toddler when the parents split. Forcing the little girls to go live with someone who has not been a primary caregiver can extremely traumatize the child and result in extreme separation anxiety for years to come. There has been a ton of medical research on it.
JMO