Help us protect Everett ❤️

Hello, my name is Brittany for those of you who may come across this and may not know me. If you do, you know that this is probably the hardest thing I've had to write, but here it goes.

A little over a year ago, I made the extremely difficult decision to temporarily remove Everett from weekend visitations with his father (which was in my legal right) and requested for co-parenting counseling and for him to take care of his mental health and return to anger management meetings. This decision did not come lightly and was truly heartbreaking. For years I have been very patient and tried to make co-parenting as peaceful as I could, which came at a great expense to my mental health, but I thought I was doing what was right for Everett, and as long as his relationship was healthy with his father, then I could handle it. I came to find out that Everett was in deep distress during his visits which resulted in a major change in his behavior and him asking to no longer see his father. This was devastating. As a mother, you only want to do what you think is best for your child and I thought I had a co-parent I could trust to make Everett feel loved and safe.

I will not go into further detail on what exactly happened for the sake of Everett and my family's privacy.

This temporary situation and request resulted in Everett's father filing for custody. I was hoping that by not asking for child support and trying to make mediation work, that we could come to an agreement that was in Everett's best interest, but that was not the case.

After over a year I have spent over 15,000 dollars on legal fees alone, only to find out that we are now headed for trial. My trial fees will be 15,000 dollars more and are due before the pre-trial date in late March. This is an expense, I cannot handle on my own in such a short amount of time. I am trying my hardest to come up with at least half of the amount by the due date.

If you know me, you know that asking for help does not come easy for me, but I will do whatever it takes to ensure my child's safety. Everett is safe and loved in my care, and if you have known us or even just met us for a short time, you know the bond we have and the true blessing Everett is to me and everyone around him.

I'm asking from the bottom of my heart, that if you can help in any way, we would be forever grateful. I'm realizing throughout motherhood that it truly does take a village, and right now I'm choosing to lean on mine.

Thank you,

The Youngs ❤️