[A Balrog of Morgoth]

Maybe you should explain the pretenses under which murder of one's ex is justified.

I don't see where he attempts to make that argument.

He just says that 99.99% of the men involved in these horror-story support cases don't fall prey to the temptation to take out their frustration on their ex-wifes.

Just like 99.99% of us don't get out of our cars and slap around the moron who doubleparks at an intersection. At some level, the temptation to do so is certainly there.

[garandgal]

My relative tried repeatedly to get custody of his daughter (now 10); during the divorce and after, but was rebuffed by the judicial system.

Why did he spend this money repeatedly; out of his own pocket?

His ex-wife was living with her parents. Her father is a convicted child molester; yes, that's right...convicted of molesting a little girl. That evidence was presented in court on all occasions..and ignored. Seems the "ex" always suddenly came up with an apartment and a daycare provider prior to the court date.

She lived there for several years before the local media was alerted and the judge suddenly changed his mind.