Hi there, my name is Erin and I'm a stay at home mother of 2 beautiful children, an artist and a healer. I am starting my life over after 6 years with a very abusive man. I fled his abuse from a summer trip in August of 2021 after I was assaulted in front of our then 2 year-old son. I now find myself in a messy and complicated jurisdictional custody battle. I am in debt with legal bills for lawyers in 2 states, as well as having to rent a room out of state while I fight to be able to return to our home. I will easily face at least $25,000 in legal bills.
I was separated from my children (all but an hour a week) for 2 months while my abuser had temporary orders for complete control over whether or not I could see our kids... who were with me as their primary caregiver and homeschool teacher every day of their lives up until this past December. They were begging to see me. This has been very traumatizing for my kids as well as for me. We have suffered terribly for my choice to finally flee years of abuse because there was never a single police report. Like many women, I protected my abuser and tried to love him into stopping the abuse.
On February 10, 2022 we received new temporary orders for 50/50 parenting time. A step I'm extremely grateful for. We are, however, still displaced from our home.
I am proud for leaving and breaking the cycle. I was working to launch a business when I was forced to travel out of my home state with the children to return them to their dad before Christmas. I had 2 days to find a place to stay to be near my beloved kids and work on my case. I will be most grateful for contributions to help me in starting my life completely anew and cleaning up the mess we find ourselves in.
Thank you. For helping me break free.
