> They need him.
That is so: they won’t have a heterosexual male role model in that household anymore. The point is he cannot marry the bawd, even if he wants to — she has kicked him out and ended their marriage.
I feel very, very sorry for his kids.
He can still be there for them even if he doesn’t have full custody. He can appeal for joint custody ... physically care for them 50% of the time (or more depending on the outcome of the divorce proceedings).
There is no excuse to excuse himself from his obligations to his children just because he ex may be an ass.
I’m hearing a lot of excuses and not much talk about obligations.
BOTH parents have obligations to the children they beget, whether they are married or not. And not just financial obligations. Real time hands-on upbringing obligations as well.