Support for Meagen and her Little Viking

Hi! My name is Meagen. Many of you know the story of what I have undergone over the last two years. For legal reasons, I am unable to go into specific details here, but as a result of choices beyond my control, I have been left to raise a son on my own since he was 6 weeks old. His nickname is “Little Viking” because even in the womb he was a wonderfully powerful force to be reckoned with. This magnificent ginger ball of chaos and cuddles is my entire universe, and I have spent every moment of his tiny life in awe of who he is and who he is growing to be.

For the last 20 months, I have been working nonstop to forge a new life for my son and I. It was a really rocky time, being left alone to pick up my life with an infant and elderly dog on top of finding a new job, daycare, and doctors was painful, stressful, and devastating. To say this was not how I envisioned my experience as a first-time mother is very much an understatement. I was told that even with fertility treatments there would be a less than 1% chance for me to conceive. And yet, against all the odds, I was blessed with this incredible little boy. I vowed from the very beginning to do whatever it would take to make sure that my miracle baby had all the love, support, and devotion that I could give.

Things had been slowly getting better over the past few months. I secured a job that I love. I found a place to live where we could both thrive and heal, and I have been hustling as hard as possible to juggle the demands of being a full-time solo parent and working a full-time job. After nearly two nightmarish years I was just starting to get my head above water enough to pay off the debts from the divorce, the medical debt from a week-long hospital stay, and maybe even set some money aside for a safety net.

That's when a second bomb got thrown into our lives.

I found out recently that my ex-husband (Little Viking’s father) has served me court papers to substantially change the custody and child support agreement from our divorce. Again, for legal reasons, I am presently unable to talk about the details of what he is attempting to change, but I can say that it is outrageous.

This is where I need your help.

I cannot afford a highly contested legal battle and this is the last thing Little Viking and I need in our lives. The multiple lawyers I have spoken with have all said that this is going to cost tens of thousands of dollars and that the outcome in family law cases is impacted by who can maintain the money for their legal counsel. According to multiple sources, the average cost of such a case is between $3,000 and $40,000. With this in mind, I have set what seems like an impossible goal of $20,000. All of the money donated here will go into my legal account for my lawyer and will be used as she bills me for her work. Any funds that are left over will be returned to me, and I will immediately put them into a separate account to save for any future legal matters.

I will do whatever it takes (even though setting my pride aside and asking for help is so difficult) in order to keep my son with me in Texas where he is safe, secure, happy, and thriving. He is adored by not only me, but our family and my entire network of friends who we are blessed enough to know, love, and who have already helped us in so many ways since moving back home.

Any amount donated absolutely means the world to Little Viking and me. I will be keeping the fundraiser open until the case is over, and I will also be stashing every spare penny I have into the legal account.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing and/or donating.