Dad fights for son after accident
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My name is Jennifer and my husbands name is Jeremy, we have two sons together, Isaac (8) and Aaron (6). On August 10th 2015 our lives (any many more) changed forever. This was the day that my husband and I found out that his ex-wife, Kari, had been killed in an automobile accident a few nights prior in the state of Illinois. Kari and Jeremy have a son, Ethan, who is 12 and was also involved in the accident and had gone to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries. It took days before we got an answer as to what had happened and what Ethan's condition was. Kari and Ethan's car was hit by a drunk driver who had crossed the center line, Kari was sent home to see the Lord and Ethan lost his mother.
My heart is broken for Kari's family and many many many friends and loved ones, but mostly for Ethan. Jeremy and I know that it would be best for Ethan to move to Maine and be here with us but his maternal grandparents would like him to live with them. We were trying to give them time to grieve for their loss but while waiting we received a petition for co-guardianship and a notice of a court date that is a week away. Ethan's place is with us in Maine, in a home that we own, and with parents and brothers who will love him and include him. We are active in our church (Youth Group leaders) and believe wholly that Ethan needs to know the Lord to begin his healing. We can provide for him in ways that a grandparent may not be able to.
We have a fight directly ahead of us and then a long road of healing, adjustment, and prayer to follow. We need help with this legal battle and were told that it could be very costly. We know that he is worth the fight but we can't do it alone.
What we need: Prayer! First and foremost please pray for Ethan and the rest of Karis' family. Then please pray for us as we will need the strength and discernment to know what is right. We also need financial help to proceed, this was very unexpected and we do not have the funds available to fight for my husbands right to be a parent to his son.
Thank you all so much for reading!
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My heart is broken for Kari's family and many many many friends and loved ones, but mostly for Ethan. Jeremy and I know that it would be best for Ethan to move to Maine and be here with us but his maternal grandparents would like him to live with them. We were trying to give them time to grieve for their loss but while waiting we received a petition for co-guardianship and a notice of a court date that is a week away. Ethan's place is with us in Maine, in a home that we own, and with parents and brothers who will love him and include him. We are active in our church (Youth Group leaders) and believe wholly that Ethan needs to know the Lord to begin his healing. We can provide for him in ways that a grandparent may not be able to.
We have a fight directly ahead of us and then a long road of healing, adjustment, and prayer to follow. We need help with this legal battle and were told that it could be very costly. We know that he is worth the fight but we can't do it alone.
What we need: Prayer! First and foremost please pray for Ethan and the rest of Karis' family. Then please pray for us as we will need the strength and discernment to know what is right. We also need financial help to proceed, this was very unexpected and we do not have the funds available to fight for my husbands right to be a parent to his son.
Thank you all so much for reading!
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Jen Ryan
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Naples, ME
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