“… children who had to deal with divorcing parents and the subsequent move of a parent — with or without the child — to a location more than an hour away were more likely to feel they had a “hard and difficult” life and had adjusted less favorably personally and emotionally.”
Which is why it bugged me last year when Michael Jordan split with his wife and then spent most of his time going for glory in Washington DC with the Wizards, leaving his three kids back in Chicago with his wife.
Full study: Relocation of Children After Divorce and Children’s Best Interests: New Evidence and Legal Considerations