My relative, a single mother in California is trying to save her 2 year 11 month old daughter from the hands of her abusive father. She has been fighting this case in the court for over a year and was able to protect the child until early this year. She did not have a good lawyer since she could not afford one and her ex husband, a millionaire in the San Francisco Bay Area, hired 2 top lawyers who helped him gain access to the little girl. It is good for children to have both parents in their life as long as both parents work in the best interests of the children or at least not harm the children. In this case the father is intelligent, strategic and covers his track. He has had a criminal case and a fraud case he settled out of court so that it cannot be tracked. The mother is protected by the court and he cannot access her while the little girl is left at his mercy.

At her young age she has been locked in the closet, gagged, hit, poked with sharp objects on her body, in her privates, and psychologically manipulated. When she has just begun to make sense of the world, she is subjected to crazy making. The little girl has expressed fear of her father and disclosed this to the therapists but a court professional dismissed this saying there was not enough physical evidence mainly because the mother cannot afford a good lawyer.

The mother is qualified and working a full time job and to fight this millionaire abuser she has spent over $200,000 in the last year borrowing money from friends and family. The ex husband works through loopholes, and continues to manipulate and use the charm of his money to get his way. The more the mother advocates for the safety of the child, the more she is at the risk of losing the child in the name of parental alienation (Something that was made-up by Richard Gardner when Domestic Violence laws were introduced. Parental Alienation has been debunked by CDC and American Psychological Association but is still used in the courts during custody when there is no physical evidence of abuse). There are reforms happening across the United States in Family courts to keep children safe but it is very slow and needs a skilled lawyer who can advocate for the safety of the child using existing laws. In just the last two years close to 200 children have lost their lives in the US when a court placed their custody in the hands of the abusive father. If you would like to learn more about how family courts are failing children, I would encourage you to read Stop Abuse campaign by Barry Goldstein.

You can save my relative’s daughter by helping her hire a good attorney who is knowledgeable in both family and criminal laws. The money from the fundraiser will be completely utilized for legal battles to save the little girl.