- [Mark] It's safe to say Bill Gobin

has experienced extremes in his life.

After a successful career insunny LA as a personal trainer

for actors and professional athletes,

he worked in the darkcoal mines of Kentucky.

Why the change?

Elevating being a dad abovethe spotlight of Hollywood.

- It was incredible.

I mean, I saw the world,went to multiple countries

but as I got more successful,

getting home became harder.

- [Mark] Gobin decided towalk away from that life

to be an on the scene singledad for his oldest daughter.

- But I got a call one dayfrom her teacher at school

and she said, "Well, she'scarrying your picture at school

"every day all day now."

And I said, that's all I need.

And I talked to her that night and I said,

"Give me a week and I'll be home,"

and I was.

I came home.

'Cause, you know, mychildren are more important

than anything to me.

- Back in Kentucky, Gobin would remarry

and the couple had two daughters.

After four years, that relationship ended

and a series of events led him to fight

for sole custody of histwo youngest daughters.

Gobin has made 45 appearances here

at the Henderson County Judicial Center

in defense of his daughters

and fighting to be theirsole custodial parent.

In fact, he's representedhimself 15 of those appearances,

winning every time.

- God knows my heart.

He knows my motives for theway I fought for the girls

and how much I love the girls

and I don't love them more than their mom.

I just love them in a different way.

She loves them the best that she can

but there are things to fix.

- [Mark] After one of the court hearings,

Gobin says he heard astatement from a lawyer he knew

that prompted him to do more.

- He said, "It's not enough,"

and it just kept, that just hit me

and that kept ringing.

The term, it's not enough.

It's not enough

and I know what he meant wasit's not enough to get custody

but I'm like, there'sgotta be a better way.

There's something missing here.

The better way for Gobin ledhim to become an advocate

for what's known as co-parenting,

where divorced parents work together

instead of against each other.

- Well, for me, co-parenting is 100%

when you think about your child

before you think about yourself

and sadly, most decisions are ego driven.

- [Mark] His journey also led to the book,

"If You Can Get Over Yourself,Co-Parenting is S.I.M.P.L.E."

- And S.I.M.P.L.E. is an acronym

for the six chapters in the book,

Stop the Chaos, It's Not About You,

Make It Your Life's Mission Because It Is,

Professional Help - Get Some,

Leave Your Kids Out of It

and Evolve as Co-Parents.

67 pages to explain common sense.

And it is actually simple.

- [Mark] And his eight andnine year old daughters

might be his biggest cheerleaders.

- So co-parenting is wheretwo people, they're divorced.

They work it out, they work together,

try to create the bestlife for their children.

- It's good that parents,

that parents should beco-parenting for the kids

because I think it helps the kids

have, like, a better relationship

whenever their parents arelike, you know, broken up

and like, normallywhenever people break up,

it hurts the people in the middle.

- [Mark] Gobin's message of co-parenting

is also resonating with area leaders.

He has posted on his dining room wall

different proclamations from mayors

proclaiming 2019 BillGobin's co-parenting year

and over here, the governor of Kentucky

appointed Bill a Kentucky Colonel

for his child advocacy work.

That's the highest honor

that a civilian can receivein the Commonwealth.

- And, you know, meencouraging mayors to say,

"Hey, let's make the wholeyear a co-parenting year,"

Bill Gobin's co-parenting year,

encourage parents to meet,do something once a month.

If it's bowl, if it's,you know, go to an arcade,

or whatever the case may be

but do something to show some unity.

And this thing has just,it's just taken off.

- [Children] Now I layme down to sleep, pray...

- [Mark] Gobin hopes his legacy is one

of helping millions ofchildren and that's not all.

- That I took an enormous amount of pain,

listened to God andturned it into something

that can prevent millionsof tears being shed

from unhappiness.

And I want my daughters to (laughs)

be proud of their Dad.

- [Mark] Do you think they already are?

- Yeah. (chuckles)

Yeah I do.

And they are the bomb. (laughs)

I love them.

- [Mark] Mark Martin, CBN News.