Support Zaire's Fight for a Secure Future

my name is Emily and I’m reaching out for help for my son Zaire. I was a teen mother and made poor decisions and had Zaire with someone who is an unfit parent and an abuser. Unfortunately this person is continuously attempting to have custody/ visitation rights with Zaire and it is an unsafe environment. I was severely abused while pregnant and while Zaire was a baby, to the point where I was nearly killed. Zaire was put in very unsafe situations during the time I was living with this persons family, he witnessed me being severely abused, a few occasions he was in my arms while I was abused, he was taken from me after being abused while the person was in a fit of rage and or under the influence to places I was unaware of and Zaire would come back to me very distraught. Zaire was neglected and still is by this person. This person had moved out and left Zaire behind when he was only 2 months old and would refuse to supply him with any of his needs and we were left to walk to stores and struggle to get what was needed. I had eventually worked up the courage to leave the unsafe environment even with threats of being killed and Zaire being taken from me and still attempted to work out co parenting with this person. The person would rarely want to have Zaire and would always bring him to unsafe environments and be under the influence of substances while around and with Zaire. I got to the point where I refused to let them take Zaire or see him due to trying to keep him safe and healthy physically and mentally. To this day this person does not support Zaire and avoids child support payments for the past 2 going on 3 years. At one point during this long custody battle this person was granted visitation rights. During visitations the same issues would occur where Zaire would be taken to unsafe places and be around unsafe substances and be neglected. Zaire would come home sick, appearing to be under the influence, and covered in pee and poop. The last visitation resulted in me having to take Zaire to an emergency doctors visit with his specialist for his GI issues and as a result the doctors agreed that more than likely his GI issues were worsened due to neglect of his medical issues during visitations. I had filed for a restraining order and it was granted due to all the issues that had occurred. After a year the restraining order was dropped and I was unable to continue it due to nothing happening over the year the order was in place. We are now back in court due to this person filing to gain visitations again and I’m trying to prevent unsupervised access due to issues in the past and fear of harm physically and mentally to Zaire. The courts are not listening to my concerns and putting me off as just being petty.

Im attempting to get an attorney for this case to help prevent unsupervised access since I’m unable to achieve that on my own unfortunately. I need any help I can get since I can’t afford an attorney on my own and I can’t afford payment plans either due to needed some payment up front and monthly payments being too expensive for me to afford. Me and Zaire would greatly appreciate the help to insure that he stays safe.