Imagine trusting that your child will come home after a visit with their other parent, then finding out they aren’t being returned.

You go about your weekend expecting the usual reunion. Then the return date passes. You ask when your child is coming home. You receive another date, and that date passes too. Suddenly, you’re facing another night without your child, trying to understand how to bring them home.

That is what I’m living through.

I’m raising $10,000 to hire a family law attorney to help me seek my daughter Analia’s return through the court and establish a clear, enforceable parenting arrangement. These funds will go toward attorney fees and related court expenses.

Analia was born prematurely, at just six months. Since birth, I have been her primary caregiver, the person caring for her through illnesses, preparing her meals, managing appointments, and keeping her daily routines. My life has been built around caring for her.

After separating from her father, I continued to support their relationship because I believe she needs both of us. I trusted that she would be returned after her time with him, as we had arranged. Instead, the return dates he gave me passed, and she has remained away from my care.

Now, the everyday moments I counted on, picking her up from school, making her dinner, holding her at bedtime have been replaced by waiting for calls and trying to navigate the court system on my own.

Some calls have been difficult. She sometimes needs time before she is willing to speak with me. During one recent call, I heard her say, “I want to talk to my mom,” before the call ended. It is heartbreaking to hear your child asking to speak with you and still be unable to finish that conversation.

I have filed motions and tried to handle this without an attorney. But I need help presenting the evidence clearly and asking the court for her return and a stable arrangement that supports her schooling, routine, and relationship with both parents.

Your donation will help me pay for legal representation so I can take those steps. If you cannot donate, sharing this fundraiser would mean so much.

Please do not contact or confront her father or anyone involved. My goal is to bring my daughter home and restore stability to her life.

Thank you for helping me, and for caring about Analia.

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All contributions will go toward the same legal expenses. Thank you for your support.