I’m currently in a child custody battle involving my 12 year old daughter. This is by far one of the hardest things I’ve ever experienced. The toll it’s taking emotionally, physically & financially is significant. Im asking for support with reaching a goal of $25k to help pay legal expenses & daily living costs. Without going into too much detail, This is our story.
For the past 3 years my daughter has been forced to stay a week at a time at her father’s girlfriend’s house with 6 other children between the ages of 1-13years old. He’s the father of the youngest 3 children plus my daughter.
My daughter has struggled with this schedule since day one. She’s cried and begged him to change it, her & I both have. He ignores her wishes & refuses to work with me to make things easier for our daughter. This has drastically affected my daughter, to the point of being physically sick & suffering from situational panic attacks caused by all things related to her father.
There’s several reasons why my daughter feels this way. My daughter has told these things to several people in authority who claimed they could help.. They have NOT.
Since no one has been able to help yet, My daughter took things into her own hands & has taken a stand on her own.
She has refused to go with her father for the past few weeks & I have not made her. Since I did not “Force” my daughter to go to her father, the judge sentenced me to 30 days in jail!!! The judge suspended the jail sentence because my daughter’s father had previously agreed to give our daughter some space by leaving her alone and to stay with me. This was recommended to him by the (gal), my daughter’s paid personal lawyer that we are having to split the cost to pay for. The judge said she doesn’t listen or take the word of a child. So here we are. Another expense I can’t afford. I’m completely overwhelmed & financially crippled.
I get no assistance of any kind & I’ve never gotten child support. I’m doing all I can to get by without all these extra expenses. I can’t afford to fight this battle. It breaks my heart. All I’m trying to do is what any other mother would do. That is have my daughters back & keep her safe at all costs. It shouldn’t be this hard.
So with that said, We are seeking much needed help/support. My daughter & I wholeheartedly appreciate any help/support offered to us. Everything makes a difference, no matter if it’s big or small. We are thankful!
