Do you feel Ted had a good handle on the actual state of his marriage at that point? Or was that just his perspective/interpretation of the situation. No one in their right mind moves an ocean away from their wife and child to fix a marriage. They do that to get over their divorce.
I’m going to get about 2/3’s onboard with you here. Dating your therapist is a hard no. And theoretically yeah, she should have had a talk with Ted about the relationship between her boyfriend and their son, all things being equal. But all things aren’t equal. This guy bounced to another continent for multiple years leaving her with the lions share of parenting responsibilities at a formative time in Henry’s life. So no, in that scenario it becomes a more of a courtesy than anything. As far as signing the paperwork, again, actioning a court proceeding with someone who’s living across the ocean is a giant pain in the ass, and harder when the other person is dragging their feet.
Eh. At any sort of professional level in an in-damand field, you’re going to receive pretty regular unsolicited employment offers. Decoding how those mesh with your family is a normal part of being a parent.