My name is Sarah Lael, and I have not seen nor heard from my daughter Lilly since November 29, 2022. This horrible event should have never happened. Her father, a Japanese national, manipulated both my daughter and me into believing we were married. He held us against our will for 17 months in Japan as he stole everything from me and hid Lilly's passport from me. Once I was fortunate enough to find her passport hidden in a storage unit, we were able to escape from Japan with the assistance of the US Embassy. However, her father filed the Hague against me and due to legal errors by my own attorney, the judge sent her back to the country we escaped from due to habitual residency. I have been fighting ever since, both in Japan and home in the USA. I have recently found out that he forged my signatures and all the marriage documents and had we known that, he would not have had any parental rights without my consent. We are trying to overturn our original judgement here in the United States, and we need help financially to help pay for our new attorney. All proceeds will go to legal bills and if we raise more, I want to start a foundation that will help other parents find the right legal help to save them from the pain I have been enduring since that awful day. Thank you for your consideration in helping bring my baby home.