Defend A Nation, Lose Your Kids
Man, this just sucks.
She had raised her daughter for six years following the divorce, shuttling to soccer practice and cheerleading, making sure schoolwork was done. Then Lt. Eva Crouch was mobilized with the Kentucky National Guard, and Sara went to stay with Dad.
A year and a half later, her assignment up, Crouch pulled into her driveway with one thing in mind - bringing home the little girl who shared her smile and blue eyes. She dialed her ex and said she’d be there the next day to pick Sara up, but his response sent her reeling.
“Not without a court order you won’t.”
Within a month, a judge would decide that Sara should stay with her dad. It was, he said, in “the best interests of the child.”
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It's a tough call...on the one hand people serving their country shouldn't be punished for their sacrifice, but on the other hand we have a parent that is gone for over 12 months at a time (don't forget the 3-6 months of prep before deployment that is often done in a different base than their home). If they had civilian trades and kept hours like that (e.g. truck drivers or working on an oil tanker) the judge would rightly refuse them custody. I will concede that sole custody is rather extreme. I hope they get to see their children again.