The current free time is mostly dedicated to attending to the immediate needs of the family situation (which is a complicated mix of medical and legal issues).

The current free time is mostly dedicated to attending to the immediate needs of the family situation (which is a complicated mix of medical and legal issues). If I move, I have to have enough money to adequately cover costs for making arrangements for the situation when I'm gone. If I stay here, I can do most of those things myself, and with little overhead for the ones I can't fully do. Living far away would change it substantially. And there are absolutely zero jobs related to any of my skill sets in this area, and in fact most jobs in this area barely pay a living wage to begin with. It's not to say I don't want to move -- I very much do and feel it would be best. It just means I have to protect my compensation level and ensure it is adequate for the financial responsibilities that fell in my lap. Earning something close to what I earned previously would be sustainable. Earning something far less would not be, and could easily result in me having to relocate here again once the differential in what could be paid for caught up to us over time.