
Please Help me fight and protect my Son
Thank you for taking the time to read my story. It’s taken everything in me to publicly share what I’ve been going through lately. I can’t share everything to respect the privacy of others. I had to get a restraining order against my son's father because we have been experiencing domestic violence. I am asking for help because I need to hire a personal lawyer. My son’s grandmother (on his dad’s side) and his lawyer have filed for full and legal custody of my son. My son’s father, family are aware of some domestic violence that has taken place against me , and of what I know about their history of abuse so they were trying to keep me out of the courtroom before I went.
I didn’t want to reach out for help about what was happening because I feared for our safety and tried to keep it cordial and talk to them but they only ignored and then he demanded of me. I finally decided to speak up, and when I let my son’s father know that I’d be speaking to his mother about the abuse, he lost his temper and eventually was arrested for it. The day we got a restraining order was the day I feared for my life and my sons, I had no choice but to go, since I did, his family won’t hear me out on my experience and concerns, and are believing what he tells them, and now I have no choice but to try to get a lawyer and fight for my Son’s safety.
His family is helping him with legal fees and attempting to cover up the extent of the abuse by slandering me. They are complicating the case and accusing me of all the abuse, rather than sticking with the truth. With the assistance of his legal team, they are making it out to seem like I am unstable and abusive. They are actively trying to take full custody of our son. This situation has me in a state of intense stress and has traumatized me extensively, I fear they will try and use this against me. I have no idea how they are planning to go against me, and since they’re having to lie, and the things they are lying about I’m afraid how far they will go, I’m fearful of what they’re capable of at this point and time but I want to be prepared and confident that I have the best shot at keeping my son with me, safe and in a stable, loving environment.
Central California Legal Services, Centro La Familia, Marjaree Mason Center and Crimes Victim Advocacy have all advised me to get a personal lawyer due to the complexity and the weight of my case. There are also no available lawyers for low income and civil domestic violence for free due to this Covid Pandemic My son and I need the best representation possible and we need it ASAP. Our hearing is on Jan 20, 2021 and I can’t stress just how important it is that I have legal representation by then. Had I known how convoluted this would get, I would’ve started looking for a lawyer much sooner. I can’t afford to hire a lawyer on my own right now.
Finding work has been extremely difficult due to the pandemic, but I was lucky to find work starting the second week of January. I won’t receive a paycheck in time to hire a lawyer for our upcoming court date so I am asking for your help. Any money you can donate is greatly appreciated. If the CashApp or Venmo is easier for you, please send donations to: vrontronnn , PayPal is [email redacted]
No child should ever have to be caught in the middle of a situation like this one. Anything helps, thank you for taking the time to read about my urgent situation and for donating what you can.