Help Katia Reunite with Her Son

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Help Katia Reunite with Her Son

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Last year, my cousin Katia made an impossible choice no mother should have to make and fled her home in Texas with her 2-year-old son. She felt as her environment at home had become increasingly unsafe and she felt no choice but to flee and seek safety. Despite having to leave behind almost everything, as an animal lover and vet tech she refused to abandon her beloved animals, her dog, Luna, and her two cats, Bagheera and Kiky bringing them with her as she fled. She left terrified with almost nothing, taking only the oldest car she owned out of fear that she would be tracked, putting her and her son in danger. She found safety with family in California, under a protection order hoping to keep herself and her son safe as she began the legal process of separation.

What she didn’t know when she left was that her former lawyer and police failed to warn her of the legal risks. Meanwhile, her husband hired an expensive attorney and has been using the system to throw everything they have at her.

Now her son has been was taken from her back to the home she fled and she faces:

  • a warrant for her arrest
  • crippling child support payments dating back to the day she fled with her son
  • a devastating custody ruling forcing her to return to Texas, away from her family and support system where she will only have weekend custody of her son every other week.

This latest legal motion requests that Katia lose access to her child indefinitely. If this goes through, she will not be able to see her child or even hear his voice.

Katia’s lawyer has been unreliable, ignoring communication, and doing little to help while completely draining her financially. This has left her to navigate this nightmarish situation with poor legal guidance and now her child has been taken from her.

She is desperate to fight to regain custody. In order to do this she needs a strong competent attorney.

We are asking for support to help Katia:

  • Hire a strong attorney who will fight for her rights as a mother
  • Cover costly legal fees to challenge the unjust rulings
  • Afford court costs and relocation expenses

No mother should be punished for trying to protect her child. Katia is a loving mother who has done everything she can to keep them safe since the day they left. She fled due to concerns for their safety based on the poor advice she previously received from law enforcement and her prior attorney and is now being punished for it.

Please consider donating or sharing this campaign to friends and family. Any amount helps in the fight to bring her son back where he belongs.

Thank you for your support.



El año pasado, mi prima Katia tomó la difícil decisión de huir de su hogar en Texas con su hijo de 2 años. Sintió que su entorno familiar se había vuelto inseguro y no tuvo más opción que escaparse. Se fue de su casa con casi nada, llevándose el coche más viejo para evitar ser rastreada por medio del automóvil, lo que pondría a su hijo y a ella en peligro. A pesar de tener que dejar casi todo atrás, como amante de los animales y técnica veterinaria se negó a abandonar a sus amados animales, su perra, Luna, y sus dos gatos, Bagheera y Kiky, llevándolos con ella en su huida.

Encontró refugio con familia en California, bajo una orden de protección, con la esperanza de mantenerse a salvo junto a su hijo mientras iniciaba el proceso legal de separación.

Lo que Katia no sabía es que su antiguo abogado no la advirtió sobre los riesgos legales. Mientras tanto, su esposo contrató un abogado costoso y ha estado utilizando el sistema en su contra.

Lamentablemente, ya le quitaron a su hijo y ahora enfrenta:

  • Una orden de arresto
  • Pagos de manutención infantil que se remontan al día en que huyó
  • Una orden de custodia que la obliga a regresar a Texas alejada de su familia y de su red de apoyo, donde solo podrá ver a su hijo los fines de semana cada dos semanas.

Una nueva moción legal busca quitarle el acceso a su hijo de manera indefinida. Si esto se aprueba, podría perder incluso la habilidad de comunicarse con él.

El abogado antiguo de Katia fue poco confiable, ignorando comunicación importante y solo ha consumido el dinero para pelear por su hijo. Esto la ha dejado sin apoyo y ahora sin su hijo.

Ella está desesperada por recuperar la custodia. Para lograrlo, necesita un abogado competente y fuerte.

Pedimos su apoyo para ayudar a Katia:

  • Contratar un abogado que luche por sus derechos como madre
  • Cubrir los costos legales para impugnar estos fallos injustos
  • Pagar los gastos de corte y de reubicación

Ninguna madre debería perder a su hijo por escapar de una situación que considera insegura. Katia es una madre amorosa que ha hecho todo lo posible por proteger a su hijo. Huyó pensando en la seguridad de su hijo y de ella y desafortunadamente fue mal aconsejada por la policía y su abogado anterior y ahora está siendo castigada por ello.
Por favor, considere donar o compartir esta campaña con amigos y familiares. Cualquier cantidad ayudará en la lucha por traer a su hijo de regreso a casa.

Gracias por su apoyo.

Organizer and beneficiary

Pamela Santaolaya
Organizer
Anaheim, CA
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