Donate to StabilityForMyChildren, organized by Dustin Waid

I’m a veteran (68W combat medic), a father, and a blue collar worker.

For the past five years I have been fighting for my children in a system that feels stacked against me.

In 2019, my ex-brother-in-law was arrested for breaking a baby’s femur. At that time, my ex-wife and I took in his infant child — in a body cast — and fostered him for 18 months, until the state forced reunification.
In 2021, my ex-wife filed for divorce. I was the primary caregiver, but it became clear she intended to keep my children tied to this man despite his history.
In 2024, he was again arrested for child abuse, though the state dropped charges for “lack of evidence.” Later that year, he was federally indicted for child enticement and kidnapping after an Amber Alert.

Through all of this, her family has continued to protect and enable him. I’ve been left fighting alone.

Her attorney is the prosecutor for the county the case is in, sits on the board of directors for my state’s Legal Aid and is currently running for judge in the same circuit my divorce is filed. The judge refuses to move the case. I’ve never been able to afford legal representation, and the courts have used that against me.

Now, finally, after years of triage, a review hearing has been set to establish a structured trust that could stop my support from being funneled into her family’s dysfunction. I have found one attorney in the state willing to take my case, but the retainer is $3,000–$5,000.

Without counsel, I face indefinite jail time — not because I won’t support my children, but because I refuse to let my money be used to finance a system of abuse. I simply cannot afford legal representation, and to fund the trust in the time period the judge has set.

I am not an addict. I am not irresponsible. I am a veteran, a father, and a worker who has been scraping by in motels while I learn a skilled trade. I have already lost everything but my determination to protect my children.

I need your help. Every dollar raised goes directly toward securing counsel and ensuring my support goes where it belongs: to my kids.

This fight has cost me everything. I spent 44 days in jail for contempt of court for my staunch refusal to pay anything but child support through and OCSE wage garnishment. With your help, it won’t cost me my freedom again, and my children will no longer have to watch as I am utterly ruined simply for trying to protect them.

I would ask that sharing is limited due to the sensitive political nature of the case, and those surrounding it.

I’m a veteran (68W combat medic), a father, and a blue collar worker.

For the past five years I have been fighting for my children in a system that feels stacked against me.

In 2019, my ex-brother-in-law was arrested for breaking a baby’s femur. At that time, my ex-wife and I took in his infant child — in a body cast — and fostered him for 18 months, until the state forced reunification.
In 2021, my ex-wife filed for divorce. I was the primary caregiver, but it became clear she intended to keep my children tied to this man despite his history.
In 2024, he was again arrested for child abuse, though the state dropped charges for “lack of evidence.” Later that year, he was federally indicted for child enticement and kidnapping after an Amber Alert.

Through all of this, her family has continued to protect and enable him. I’ve been left fighting alone.

I need your help. Every dollar raised goes directly toward securing counsel and ensuring my support goes where it belongs: to my kids.

I would ask that sharing is limited due to the sensitive political nature of the case, and those surrounding it.

I’m a veteran (68W combat medic), a father, and a blue collar worker.

For the past five years I have been fighting for my children in a system that feels stacked against me.

In 2019, my ex-brother-in-law was arrested for breaking a baby’s femur. At that time, my ex-wife and I took in his infant child — in a body cast — and fostered him for 18 months, until the state forced reunification.
In 2021, my ex-wife filed for divorce. I was the primary caregiver, but it became clear she intended to keep my children tied to this man despite his history.
In 2024, he was again arrested for child abuse, though the state dropped charges for “lack of evidence.” Later that year, he was federally indicted for child enticement and kidnapping after an Amber Alert.

Through all of this, her family has continued to protect and enable him. I’ve been left fighting alone.

I need your help. Every dollar raised goes directly toward securing counsel and ensuring my support goes where it belongs: to my kids.

I would ask that sharing is limited due to the sensitive political nature of the case, and those surrounding it.

I’m a veteran (68W combat medic), a father, and a blue collar worker.

For the past five years I have been fighting for my children in a system that feels stacked against me.

In 2019, my ex-brother-in-law was arrested for breaking a baby’s femur. At that time, my ex-wife and I took in his infant child — in a body cast — and fostered him for 18 months, until the state forced reunification.
In 2021, my ex-wife filed for divorce. I was the primary caregiver, but it became clear she intended to keep my children tied to this man despite his history.
In 2024, he was again arrested for child abuse, though the state dropped charges for “lack of evidence.” Later that year, he was federally indicted for child enticement and kidnapping after an Amber Alert.

Through all of this, her family has continued to protect and enable him. I’ve been left fighting alone.

I need your help. Every dollar raised goes directly toward securing counsel and ensuring my support goes where it belongs: to my kids.

I would ask that sharing is limited due to the sensitive political nature of the case, and those surrounding it.

StabilityForMyChildren

Dustin Waid

Dustin Waid

Organizer

Dustin Waid

Dustin Waid

Organizer

Ready to start?

StabilityForMyChildren

Dustin Waid

Dustin Waid

Organizer

Dustin Waid

Dustin Waid

Organizer

Ready to start?