I think it's very telling that the mother noted that TD was exhibiting "screaming/crying" when he had to return the girls in the past or when getting off the phone with them, and also noted no physical abuse but increasing controlling behaviors and narcissism - it's referenced in several MSM articles that have been linked here.
This is the same behavior pattern we see from many male family annihilators. IMO JMO, TD felt he was losing control and his ego could not handle that.
I believe the girls were crying and screaming. This can happen in healthy divorce situations too. Shifting back and forth between parents can be rough.
The Court ordered an evaluation of the father & he refused to sign. IMO, this should have stopped any visitation. The father also had poor judgment in leaving his children around men @ the Armory when he was not with them.
Keep in mind this is civil court. Custody can be a contentious thing and most of it can be seen as hearsay. You value your rights. I value my rights. In hindsight we can question this, but keep in mind, there was zero physical harm, zero abuse, just a guy who was homeless with obvious mental health problems. The court simply can't take away parental rights based on testimony from one parent. If roles were reversed and the man, who was stable, housed, etc told the court the mother who lost everything in the divorce was crazy, you all would not be pleased. There has to be something substaniated to remove all rights.
Visitation unless supervised should have been pulled for this. This is absolutely another case where the state failed the kids unless something comes out that we are not being told
Not necessarily. He does have a right to challenge this order. Keep in mind, besides maybe a certain amount of disability, he was still employed with the National Guard. This is important because this literally is how he is making a living. IF he were to undergo a psychiatric screening, he could quite possibly get discharged from service and lose any income he has.
Hence the desperation. Not only has he "lost everything" in terms of housing, family, now he is in a position that if he loses the national guard, he will be destitute. I am not sure the details of why he separated from active service before, but if it was a decision he felt pressured into for the family, he could have a lot of resentment. Now, having to get screened involuntarily, he could possibly lose his career.
I know the mother told the courts he had borderline personality disorder and was a narcissist (like everyone else on TikTok these days) however, if these were true diagnoses, he would absolutely not be in the National Guard. Again, Divorce and Custody courts are civil matters and they can get unpleasant, with lots of name calling and hearsay.
I do NOT condone anything he has done, I am NOT making excuses at all. I just am not a fan of broad sweeping generalizations that ALL homeless people, ALL people with mental health disorders, or ALL people who are under extreme situational stress (being homeless, not having enough income to get an apartment due to child support, not being able to feed you dog so you need to get rid of it, losing more time with your kids, etc etc) means you should have your parental rights terminated. Laws are in place because literally until the 1970s women could not get bank accounts alone or credit cards. Can you imagine being told you couldn't have your kids because you were insolvent? Because the person who could afford the better lawyer, called the shots? Anyway...
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