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"[My wife and I are] ecstatically thrilled about the possibility of him coming up here. We are just waiting on that good news," he said.

The attorney representing the oldest child, Don Davidson, told the court that the child had a history of acting in a parental capacity toward the younger children. The attorney said placing him with his father in Virginia could provide therapeutic relief from feeling the need to parent his siblings.

"[The little boy] said 'it will be a great adventure,'" Davidson said in reference to the boy's positive reaction to the idea of re-joining his biological father out of state.

Judge Carole Clark asked the boy's father whether he had been concerned prior to Jake's death about the conditions his son was living in. He said he was not concerned overall.

Judge Clark asked if he had been paying child support. He said he was never ordered to by a court but had been helping to financially support his son.

Ultimately Judge Clark asked the father and his wife to undergo parenting training with a counselor the court works with often. She also asked him to read a specific book on parenting.

Judge Clark told the father and his wife to visit the oldest son during the spring break time frame, which will coincide with a permanency hearing for the children in March.

All of those things could pave the way for the oldest son to live permanently with his biological father.

Attorneys representing each of the other children gave updates about the children. Each of them had a generally good report, but expressed concern that the children are exhibiting a few behavioral issues relating to the upheaval in their lives in the last six months.