Buying supplies was consistent with preparing to care for his children.

The court was not asked to treat a formula purchase as proof of misconduct.

I could feel how much material had become narrower than it first appeared on my desk.

Yet the central concerns remained.

Two very young children had been placed beside a highway.

Their mother reported fear of the father and identified a warning she had left with them.

The father sought immediate custody while accounts of threats, access, and the family’s circumstances were still being assessed.