A Normal Life for my Children
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Dear Family and Friends,
This is Ed Neiman, the father of Jack (15) and Devyn (13).
I have (along with my wife, Kathleen and my brother, Rick) been in a long, drawn out and expensive legal case for the full custody of Jack and Devyn. We have been deeply involved since February 2015, doing whatever we can to “fight the good fight”.
Please pardon my shameless indulgence, however I have run out of all other options in order to fund this case on a go forward basis.
I am reaching out for your help and support to be able to follow through with the upcoming court case for custody of my children. I will go to any means to secure their well-being and best interests.
After my divorce in 2009, I moved to New York for work. At that time and to current, my children have resided with their mother in Colorado. Since 2014, CPS (child protective services) has been called on 3 separate occasions to investigate the ongoing situation pertaining to my children.
The consensus we share, including that of the school and health professionals, is that my children have been and continue to suffer from a form of medical child abuse. They have been to 100’s of doctor visits, with a myriad of diagnoses for obscure and exceptional diseases and syndromes. They are on many powerful medications and various forms of therapy as a major part of their daily life. It is our belief that because Jack and Devyn do not have a say in this situation and the negative impact to their life, they are being unfairly victimized by this on a daily basis.
In August 2015, I retained a very experienced attorney and have been in litigation and motion after motion since then. The court appointed a Psychologist to perform a thorough investigation of the involved parties. This investigation included, but not limited to, many interviews across the country and in-depth reviews of several thousands of pages of medical records on Jack and Devyn. We received the report from the PRE (parental responsibilities evaluator) on July 1, 2016. Although the report is strictly confidential, I will share that the findings are overwhelmingly in my favor for what I have been and continue to seek for my children…to protect them. Jack and Devyn deserve an opportunity to live and grow within a safe and healthy environment. We, as a family, are committed to every opportunity available to provide this for them.
The court dates are set for August 18/19, 2016. In order to go forward with the court case, I was advised that the estimated cost would be $20,000 to $30,000. This is in addition to what we have spent to date.
I have personally exhausted my savings, 401K plan, credit card limits and large loans from my family to fund not only this custody case, but the extensive medical expenses that have, and continue to incur regarding my children’s well-being.
My attorney’s handling of this case to date has been nothing short of excellent. I have the utmost faith that s/he is qualified to reach the most important outcome of this case, which is to protect my children by putting them in my full care, custody and control. My attorney strongly believes that due justice will prevail on our behalf if we can see this date in court.
I reach out, very humbly so. Without any further funding, this case will most likely be dropped.
I concluded that I must put my “pride goeth before the fall” thinking aside and reach out with the utmost humility to my family and friends to support me.
Any and all contributions (be it small or large) would be graciously appreciated.
Respectfully Yours,
Ed Neiman
This is Ed Neiman, the father of Jack (15) and Devyn (13).
I have (along with my wife, Kathleen and my brother, Rick) been in a long, drawn out and expensive legal case for the full custody of Jack and Devyn. We have been deeply involved since February 2015, doing whatever we can to “fight the good fight”.
Please pardon my shameless indulgence, however I have run out of all other options in order to fund this case on a go forward basis.
I am reaching out for your help and support to be able to follow through with the upcoming court case for custody of my children. I will go to any means to secure their well-being and best interests.
After my divorce in 2009, I moved to New York for work. At that time and to current, my children have resided with their mother in Colorado. Since 2014, CPS (child protective services) has been called on 3 separate occasions to investigate the ongoing situation pertaining to my children.
The consensus we share, including that of the school and health professionals, is that my children have been and continue to suffer from a form of medical child abuse. They have been to 100’s of doctor visits, with a myriad of diagnoses for obscure and exceptional diseases and syndromes. They are on many powerful medications and various forms of therapy as a major part of their daily life. It is our belief that because Jack and Devyn do not have a say in this situation and the negative impact to their life, they are being unfairly victimized by this on a daily basis.
In August 2015, I retained a very experienced attorney and have been in litigation and motion after motion since then. The court appointed a Psychologist to perform a thorough investigation of the involved parties. This investigation included, but not limited to, many interviews across the country and in-depth reviews of several thousands of pages of medical records on Jack and Devyn. We received the report from the PRE (parental responsibilities evaluator) on July 1, 2016. Although the report is strictly confidential, I will share that the findings are overwhelmingly in my favor for what I have been and continue to seek for my children…to protect them. Jack and Devyn deserve an opportunity to live and grow within a safe and healthy environment. We, as a family, are committed to every opportunity available to provide this for them.
The court dates are set for August 18/19, 2016. In order to go forward with the court case, I was advised that the estimated cost would be $20,000 to $30,000. This is in addition to what we have spent to date.
I have personally exhausted my savings, 401K plan, credit card limits and large loans from my family to fund not only this custody case, but the extensive medical expenses that have, and continue to incur regarding my children’s well-being.
My attorney’s handling of this case to date has been nothing short of excellent. I have the utmost faith that s/he is qualified to reach the most important outcome of this case, which is to protect my children by putting them in my full care, custody and control. My attorney strongly believes that due justice will prevail on our behalf if we can see this date in court.
I reach out, very humbly so. Without any further funding, this case will most likely be dropped.
I concluded that I must put my “pride goeth before the fall” thinking aside and reach out with the utmost humility to my family and friends to support me.
Any and all contributions (be it small or large) would be graciously appreciated.
Respectfully Yours,
Ed Neiman
Organizer
Edward Neiman
Organizer
Village of Akron, NY