Please Help Scott Reunite with His Son

Greetings,

I am Sarah Gonneville. I have known Scott for over 25 years. Scott is considered family by me, my husband, Joey, and our three children. Seven-year-old Xander and the four-year-old twins, Kinsley and Riley, all call him #UncleScott. We can attest that he is a great friend, professional, family man and Father.

Here is why he needs your help, our help:

Scott is a single Dad of a healthy, beautiful 3-year-old boy. His situation is unprecedented and heartbreaking we have observed first hand his unique, lengthy journey of becoming a Father and commitment to becoming the best Father he can be.

Scott loves his Son more than anything on this earth. He refers to his Son as "My Universe" which has been one of their favorite songs since his Son was an infant. As you may know, Scott has been fighting for custody since 2021 and has spent approximately $184,000 on his Son and Family Court since 2021. While he has an established career as an insurance broker, his current financial and professional situation is simply unsustainable with these burdens.

Our Goal:

—400 $50 Donations

—800 $25 Donations

As the youngest child of three and son of a single mother immigrant, Scott knows the value of parental care. His Son loves and needs him. They have an incredible bond since day one. Any parent can imagine his immense pain as he has had no choice but to resort to weekly, monthly, quarterly visits to Family Court and to be subjected to endless heated litigation since his Son’s birth (3+ years now).

Scott had full custody for one year (2022-2023), and without a doubt, we know it was the best year of his life. His goal in life is to ensure that his Son is healthy, happy, loved, supported, and safe. With our children and the countless other children from Maine to Massachusetts who are lucky to have #UncleScott, he practices and preaches "Safety First" as his Son has loved cars, trucks, running, biking, and swimming since taking his first steps. The two of them, when not with other children as part of play dates, loved going to local playgrounds/splash pads in greater Boston, playing with age-appropriate toys, listening and dancing to music, reading books, and playing and interacting with countless peers and adults that were blessed to spend meaningful time with.

Scott simply wishes he could spend greater time with his Son as they spent nearly a year together (2022-2023) and enjoyed the simple things (dinner, bath, story time, and bed). He certainly would cherish more quality time with him and be part of more growth and development milestones.

Sadly, after 4 changes to legal representation and physical custody since 2021, Scott shared with us in realtime over the last three years that his parenting time schedule went from spending 3-4 days a week from 9 AM-6 PM (6 mos. to 1 YO), 7 nights a week (1 YO to 2 YO), to 3 hours a week supervised in 2024.

Fortunately, the bond between Scott and his Son has not diminished one bit despite the drastic changes over the last few years.

Scott’s goal is to have effective communication, cooperation, and a quality co-parenting arrangement in which his Co-Parent and him have equal shared parenting with their Son. After asking him questions and trying to understand “Why!?” And brainstorming practical solutions, I/we learned that he has presented at least a couple Co-Parenting Plans he has suggested over the last 3 years have been ignored and dismissed...Unfortunately, the lack of communication and cooperation has required him to have an attorney for basic matters, and thousands of dollars, to simply communicate as one parent/colleague would communicate with another parent/colleague.

Scott recently shared with us that children who feel a closeness to their Father’s are: Twice as likely as those who do not to enter college or find stable employment after high school. 75% less likely to have a teen birth. 80% less likely to spend time in jail, and half as likely to experience multiple depression symptoms. Source: All 4 Kids.org

There are no certainties, but Scott is very confident in his role as a Father, in making informed decisions, and collaborating with his co-parent to ensure the best interests of their Son are considered and prioritized in the present and future.

While Scott is hoping and praying and working tirelessly to communicate and collaborate with his co-parent and professionals associated with Family Court to reach a fair settlement, he fears he will not have sufficient funds to complete this journey. That’s why I am reaching out to you and asking for your help.

Scott’s bills continue to mount even though he is barely able to see his son. He works full time and has put every cent he has earned towards Family Court litigation including his entire small business retirement plan (SEP IRA).

Scott desperately wants to be in his Son’s life but needs your help to cover astronomical legal and professional expenses while Family Court determines what is in the best interest of their 3-year-old Son.

I believe it is important to note that Scott recently missed his Son’s 3rd Birthday on 08/14/24 which was the first time in 4 Years he did not host an event for him.

Also, sadly, Scott was prevented from spending any holidays with him over the last year (he was 2-3 years old) after spending nearly a full year with him and not missing anything.

Scott has always cherished every second, hour, day, and moment with his Son and as Aerosmith put it: “I don’t want to miss a thing.” That’s the kind of Father and relative, and individual that Scott is to all that are blessed to know him.

As I share this (09/17/24), in the past 77 days, Scott has only seen his Son once, and it has now been 28 days since he last saw him. He only saw him 3 times this summer for 3 hours each time. As you can imagine, this separation has been incredibly difficult for him. It tears my heart into thousands of pieces after knowing that he never missed scheduled parenting time from birth to when his Son was nearly 2 1/2 years old, as my family and I have spent days, nights, and weekends in Maine and Massachusetts with them.

Please, if you can, make a donation. No donation is too small. Forever grateful…

Scott is a Humbled, Heartbroken Dad who needs some help.

Your donation will go towards various legal expenses including current counsel and future Trial expenses which is scheduled for March, 2025.

Thank you for taking the time to read this.

Best Wishes,

Sarah