Reunite Father and Daughter
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My name is David and I need help to give my daughter both her mother and father. I am currently going through a very nasty, hurtful and unfair custody battle.
I am right now in the process of fighting to be a part of my daughter, McKenzie's, life and I am being stopped and shut down every step of the way. McKenzie is a precious and perfect three yr old girl. She lives in Minnesota so that is where court is. I do currently have a lawyer in Minnesota that has been working on this case for almost an entire year.
As of October 2014, Kenzie and I are supposed to be able to see each other 18 times a year (12 times in Minnesota and 6 times in Florida). However, I have not seen McKenzie since November of 2014 even though there is a court order for us to have time together.
In November of 2014 I paid for a plane ticket for McKenzie and her mother to come to Florida for a visit at daddys house and everything was going absolutely perfect. We took McKenzie to SeaWorld, we were able to play with all of her girly toys, we read books together, we had a great time just laying in bed "nuggling" watching Team Oomie Zoomie and Blues Clues, and we really had a great time bonding and reuniting after quite some time (I'll fill you in on the quite some time in the next paragraph). During Kenzies visit in Florida, my mother, who was going through a very rough patch in her life, became mentally ill and was in need of treatment. McKenzie's mom thought that it would be a good idea to take a day away from her time with me to spend the day alone with my mother to make her feel better. I, on the other hand, felt that under my mothers mental state, we should all spend the day together (including Kenzie's mom) rather then her feel let down that her daddy didn't spend time with her on that day. Because I was not willing to agree to those circumstances, I was told that I will not be seeing her for the last 4 days of her trip to Florida. The hardest part of that was that I said to McKenzie the day before that I would see her tomorrow and that I was going to take her on a special Daddy Daughter Dinner Date. I even bought her a Queen Elsa dress to wear on our date. I have not seen her since.
I want to cover the time before October of 2014 when I finally received Legal Custody of McKenzie. When Kenzie was born, I myself was going through a rough time in my life with a serious drug addiction and because of my issues, McKenzie and her mother went to Minnesota until I got better. I have been sober for many years now but that doesnt matter to her. After I got better, her mother had already met a new man and "Didn't need me anymore because she has a new family". I was constantly told that I was a bad father, I should just sign my rights over to her boyfriend and that I was a loser. I would try to talk to my daughter on the phone, but was told bad things about myself and I would actually believe them. Me believing them would cause me to not call, believing that I was a bad father and that I was all of the things I was told I was (which I take full accountablility for). About a year or so after this abuse, I decided that I was not going to allow someone else tell me what type of person I was. This was around the time that I was going to church, and seeing myself how God sees me. This was in April of 2014, and I immediately demanded that I be able to talk to my daughter and be a part of her life and hired an attorney. It was hard not to give up because I got the same abuse, told that I am a bad person, told that I was never going to get to see my daughter because for a year and a half I would hardly ever call, but I never gave up! I never flinched and I stood my ground! My lawyer finally got us into court, which led to what they call an ENE (basically mediation) and I was able to get the custody I am supposed to have of my daughter. Thank God I finally got to bond with that precious little girl again and right away, she knew who I was and wouldnt leave my side. She loved her daddy and thankfully, through this whole thing, she doesnt forget who I am and still loves me even though there is another man who in her life full time who spends everyday with her while I am not allowed to see her. (This is full time man, other than me, number 3 in the past 2 yrs)
So, back to the aftermath of the Florida visit in November. Since then things have consistently gone downhill. I have lost my daily phone calls, I have lost my ability to see my daughter, I have not been able to see her since November. I was even in Minnesota for a court hearing that her attorney got continued last minute and was unable to see her. The only way I was able to see her was if I paid for a supervisor (where did that come from) and if my wife was not there who was able to bond with her as well and who kenzie loves. Basically, I was 15 miles away from my daughter and unable to see her. My attorney said that if I did see her under a paid supervisor, her attorney could use that against us in court and that further visits could then need to be supervised. Her and her attorney both are doing everything in their power to keep McKenzie from me by constantly continuing the court cases, asking for the most farfetched things in mediation and blaming me for some of the craziest things. They are even using my past from almost 3 years ago against me in an attempt to alienate my daughter from me.
The reason I have started this GoFund Me is to help pay for my lawyer, travel fees since everything is done in Minnesota, Rental Car fees while in Minnesota and other expenses that are incurred while going through this battle. For the custody that I am supposed to have, I have already spent thousands of dollars to get and Kenzie still can't have her daddy. It is not that I am looking for a free ride, but I do have two other step children, a wife, a mortgage, electric bill, car payment on a car that is about to fall apart because I had to get rid of my nice car to help pay for the last case, food and all of my other bills. I am lost for how to continue this fight. We are literally broke (all of the bills are paid though). It is not me you are helping but my precious daughter McKenzie.
I have seen GoFund Me accounts completely blow up and people raise hundreds of thousands of dollars. If that does for some reason happen to me, I plan to only take what I need for this case and start a foundation for alienated children and parents who suffer from parental alienation. I have had a very hard time emotionally going through this and have found that there should be a foundation that can help others in Mckenzie and I's situation.
IF you can please help with any sized donation, that would help tremendously. I appreciate you taking the time to read through this entire thing and I will say that typing it all out has been quite therapeutic. If you have any questions before you donate or any questions in general, please email me at[email redacted] and i will answer any questions you may have. Also, if you have connections or know how to start some sort of a non profit organization for alienated children and parents, please email me as well so I can start doing research on how to start one.
I am more than willing to provide receipts of any kind to show the money that I have already spent as well.
Right now I feel everything is crashing down because of how much this court situation is costing us both financially and mentally.
Our family is emotionally destroyed right now watching her go through this process that will be so hurtful to her as she gets older.
Every single penny and every single prayer will help!
Please help my daughter have a relationship with her father.
Thank you so much for reading!
David Wright
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My name is David and I need help to give my daughter both her mother and father. I am currently going through a very nasty, hurtful and unfair custody battle.
I am right now in the process of fighting to be a part of my daughter, McKenzie's, life and I am being stopped and shut down every step of the way. McKenzie is a precious and perfect three yr old girl. She lives in Minnesota so that is where court is. I do currently have a lawyer in Minnesota that has been working on this case for almost an entire year.
As of October 2014, Kenzie and I are supposed to be able to see each other 18 times a year (12 times in Minnesota and 6 times in Florida). However, I have not seen McKenzie since November of 2014 even though there is a court order for us to have time together.
In November of 2014 I paid for a plane ticket for McKenzie and her mother to come to Florida for a visit at daddys house and everything was going absolutely perfect. We took McKenzie to SeaWorld, we were able to play with all of her girly toys, we read books together, we had a great time just laying in bed "nuggling" watching Team Oomie Zoomie and Blues Clues, and we really had a great time bonding and reuniting after quite some time (I'll fill you in on the quite some time in the next paragraph). During Kenzies visit in Florida, my mother, who was going through a very rough patch in her life, became mentally ill and was in need of treatment. McKenzie's mom thought that it would be a good idea to take a day away from her time with me to spend the day alone with my mother to make her feel better. I, on the other hand, felt that under my mothers mental state, we should all spend the day together (including Kenzie's mom) rather then her feel let down that her daddy didn't spend time with her on that day. Because I was not willing to agree to those circumstances, I was told that I will not be seeing her for the last 4 days of her trip to Florida. The hardest part of that was that I said to McKenzie the day before that I would see her tomorrow and that I was going to take her on a special Daddy Daughter Dinner Date. I even bought her a Queen Elsa dress to wear on our date. I have not seen her since.
I want to cover the time before October of 2014 when I finally received Legal Custody of McKenzie. When Kenzie was born, I myself was going through a rough time in my life with a serious drug addiction and because of my issues, McKenzie and her mother went to Minnesota until I got better. I have been sober for many years now but that doesnt matter to her. After I got better, her mother had already met a new man and "Didn't need me anymore because she has a new family". I was constantly told that I was a bad father, I should just sign my rights over to her boyfriend and that I was a loser. I would try to talk to my daughter on the phone, but was told bad things about myself and I would actually believe them. Me believing them would cause me to not call, believing that I was a bad father and that I was all of the things I was told I was (which I take full accountablility for). About a year or so after this abuse, I decided that I was not going to allow someone else tell me what type of person I was. This was around the time that I was going to church, and seeing myself how God sees me. This was in April of 2014, and I immediately demanded that I be able to talk to my daughter and be a part of her life and hired an attorney. It was hard not to give up because I got the same abuse, told that I am a bad person, told that I was never going to get to see my daughter because for a year and a half I would hardly ever call, but I never gave up! I never flinched and I stood my ground! My lawyer finally got us into court, which led to what they call an ENE (basically mediation) and I was able to get the custody I am supposed to have of my daughter. Thank God I finally got to bond with that precious little girl again and right away, she knew who I was and wouldnt leave my side. She loved her daddy and thankfully, through this whole thing, she doesnt forget who I am and still loves me even though there is another man who in her life full time who spends everyday with her while I am not allowed to see her. (This is full time man, other than me, number 3 in the past 2 yrs)
So, back to the aftermath of the Florida visit in November. Since then things have consistently gone downhill. I have lost my daily phone calls, I have lost my ability to see my daughter, I have not been able to see her since November. I was even in Minnesota for a court hearing that her attorney got continued last minute and was unable to see her. The only way I was able to see her was if I paid for a supervisor (where did that come from) and if my wife was not there who was able to bond with her as well and who kenzie loves. Basically, I was 15 miles away from my daughter and unable to see her. My attorney said that if I did see her under a paid supervisor, her attorney could use that against us in court and that further visits could then need to be supervised. Her and her attorney both are doing everything in their power to keep McKenzie from me by constantly continuing the court cases, asking for the most farfetched things in mediation and blaming me for some of the craziest things. They are even using my past from almost 3 years ago against me in an attempt to alienate my daughter from me.
The reason I have started this GoFund Me is to help pay for my lawyer, travel fees since everything is done in Minnesota, Rental Car fees while in Minnesota and other expenses that are incurred while going through this battle. For the custody that I am supposed to have, I have already spent thousands of dollars to get and Kenzie still can't have her daddy. It is not that I am looking for a free ride, but I do have two other step children, a wife, a mortgage, electric bill, car payment on a car that is about to fall apart because I had to get rid of my nice car to help pay for the last case, food and all of my other bills. I am lost for how to continue this fight. We are literally broke (all of the bills are paid though). It is not me you are helping but my precious daughter McKenzie.
I have seen GoFund Me accounts completely blow up and people raise hundreds of thousands of dollars. If that does for some reason happen to me, I plan to only take what I need for this case and start a foundation for alienated children and parents who suffer from parental alienation. I have had a very hard time emotionally going through this and have found that there should be a foundation that can help others in Mckenzie and I's situation.
IF you can please help with any sized donation, that would help tremendously. I appreciate you taking the time to read through this entire thing and I will say that typing it all out has been quite therapeutic. If you have any questions before you donate or any questions in general, please email me at[email redacted] and i will answer any questions you may have. Also, if you have connections or know how to start some sort of a non profit organization for alienated children and parents, please email me as well so I can start doing research on how to start one.
I am more than willing to provide receipts of any kind to show the money that I have already spent as well.
Right now I feel everything is crashing down because of how much this court situation is costing us both financially and mentally.
Our family is emotionally destroyed right now watching her go through this process that will be so hurtful to her as she gets older.
Every single penny and every single prayer will help!
Please help my daughter have a relationship with her father.
Thank you so much for reading!
David Wright
You can help in many ways! Donate here, Share our story on Facebook and Twitter.
You can also:
purchase a photoshoot through www.thewrightmoments.com
Purchase jamberry nails through
Www.laurawright.jamberrynails.net
Purchase a young living essential oils starter kit through
Www.living.thewrightmoments.com
Purchase a website, graphic design, or other marketing needs through
Www.firststepmarketingfirm.com
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