I used to be a paralegal and worked in family law. So many people who split get so vindictive and in their efforts to get back at their spouse, they totally disregard the needs of their children and so many kids get caught in the middle of their parents' war against each other, and that's just not fair to the kids.

More parents should take a lesson from Bruce Willis and Demi Moore. They put the needs of their kids first and while their relationship with each other is "unconventional", it should be the norm for couples who have kids.  Unless of course there is a history of spousal and/or child abuse, then there should be no contact orders in place for the offending parent.

I hope they find the little boy. I don't doubt that he is safe because he's with his mother, but his dad must be very upset and worried.

"It is good to see ourselves as others see us. Try as we may, we are never
able to know ourselves fully as we are, especially the evil side of us.
This we can do only if we are not angry with our critics but will take in good
heart whatever they might have to say." - Ghandi