My Abuser Wants Full Custody
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Hello everyone!
My name is Kylie and I am 24 years old. My son will be 5 in October and I currently share 50/50 custody with his father, who is also my abuser. When my son's father and I were together, he controlled everything I did. I lost all of my friends, I lost some of my family, I almost lost my job. He took everything from me, including my self confidence and my ability to love myself. The constant verbal, mental and sometimes physical abuse took a toll on me and I finally left for good but my son is now the middle man while I try my best to co-parent.
In February of 2018, my abuser took me to court for 50/50 custody of our son. He was awarded 50/50 custody because at the time, I was unable to afford legal representation and so I was basically backed into a corner and had to sign the agreement as it sits. In the agreement, he got out of paying me any child support, he got to list his address as my son's primary address, among many other things. After signing this, I figured things would be more set and stone but they have only gotten worse. He uses my son as the messenger. My son has come home from being at his fathers house and will call me names and hit, scratch, and bite me because he believes it is okay. He has conned me into taking my son for the weekend and then he came to my home and brought the police and took my son out of my care which has caused my son much confusion. He calls me an average of 5 times a day to try and get a rise out of me and the agreement states that I must answer the phone if my son is in my care because he may be calling to speak with him. He has shown up to my home without permission and has harassed myself and my family members, as well as threatened them. All in all, it is hard to live a normal life and to keep my guard up at all times because he is so up and down.
About a month ago, I made the decision to move to a town that is about 45 minutes away from where I currently live. Not only will I be farther away from my abuser, but I also found a great job and I am going to be living close to my immediate family. Shortly after letting my abuser know that I will be moving, (because the parenting agreement states that I have to) my abuser showed up at my front door at 7:00 a.m. with a private process server. I was served with papers stating that he does not agree with me moving and that he wants to take my son from me. He also wants me to pay for all of his attorney and court fees and wants ME to pay him child support. He has lied on the court papers and has continued to harass me through this process. I am currently in the process of changing jobs and getting settled in to my new home which makes money tight. I am also in the process of obtaining legal representation but without receiving child support, and after paying to get into a new place and also switching jobs, money is INCREDIBLY tight.
I am reaching out for help so that I am able to pay for my court fees and so that I am able to get a good family lawyer. The thing that is most important to me is that my son is happy, healthy and safe. I am not a perfect mom but I know what is best for my little boy and I just want to show him that his mommy will not stop fighting for him.
I deserve better than this. My son deserves better than this.
Please help me give my son the life that he deserves.
Thank you all so much.
My name is Kylie and I am 24 years old. My son will be 5 in October and I currently share 50/50 custody with his father, who is also my abuser. When my son's father and I were together, he controlled everything I did. I lost all of my friends, I lost some of my family, I almost lost my job. He took everything from me, including my self confidence and my ability to love myself. The constant verbal, mental and sometimes physical abuse took a toll on me and I finally left for good but my son is now the middle man while I try my best to co-parent.
In February of 2018, my abuser took me to court for 50/50 custody of our son. He was awarded 50/50 custody because at the time, I was unable to afford legal representation and so I was basically backed into a corner and had to sign the agreement as it sits. In the agreement, he got out of paying me any child support, he got to list his address as my son's primary address, among many other things. After signing this, I figured things would be more set and stone but they have only gotten worse. He uses my son as the messenger. My son has come home from being at his fathers house and will call me names and hit, scratch, and bite me because he believes it is okay. He has conned me into taking my son for the weekend and then he came to my home and brought the police and took my son out of my care which has caused my son much confusion. He calls me an average of 5 times a day to try and get a rise out of me and the agreement states that I must answer the phone if my son is in my care because he may be calling to speak with him. He has shown up to my home without permission and has harassed myself and my family members, as well as threatened them. All in all, it is hard to live a normal life and to keep my guard up at all times because he is so up and down.
About a month ago, I made the decision to move to a town that is about 45 minutes away from where I currently live. Not only will I be farther away from my abuser, but I also found a great job and I am going to be living close to my immediate family. Shortly after letting my abuser know that I will be moving, (because the parenting agreement states that I have to) my abuser showed up at my front door at 7:00 a.m. with a private process server. I was served with papers stating that he does not agree with me moving and that he wants to take my son from me. He also wants me to pay for all of his attorney and court fees and wants ME to pay him child support. He has lied on the court papers and has continued to harass me through this process. I am currently in the process of changing jobs and getting settled in to my new home which makes money tight. I am also in the process of obtaining legal representation but without receiving child support, and after paying to get into a new place and also switching jobs, money is INCREDIBLY tight.
I am reaching out for help so that I am able to pay for my court fees and so that I am able to get a good family lawyer. The thing that is most important to me is that my son is happy, healthy and safe. I am not a perfect mom but I know what is best for my little boy and I just want to show him that his mommy will not stop fighting for him.
I deserve better than this. My son deserves better than this.
Please help me give my son the life that he deserves.
Thank you all so much.
Organizer and beneficiary
Kylie Reed
Organizer
Weston, MO
Stephanie Keltner
Beneficiary
