Legal Fund

I have been quiet about this for a while because I am not one to publicly ask for help.

In late August I decided to leave my marriage in which I felt unsafe to speak freely, unsafe being around my spouse, and I did not feel confident that my best interest was in mind.

In the time since leaving, I have lost access to my home, my cats, my sanity, and my overall feelings of safety and security. I can’t get into much detail about everything right now as the legal process is still ongoing.

In order to leave and protect myself financially and mentally, I had to hire a very good lawyer, and this is not without a high cost. I also had to find an apartment, move what belongings I could, and basically start from scratch. Therefore, a lot of expenses have been incurred.

I hoped this divorce would be a quick settlement but now has drug out to the point that further strain has been put on my finances.

I am a queer, black woman, who has suddenly been disenfranchised and while I’ve covered a lot of these expenses on my own. I am at the point of drowning. I go to therapy, attend a DBT group, and continue my ketamine therapy to get through this. But the financial burden sits very heavily on my shoulders.

These costs include finding new residence, retainers for my lawyer, mediation fees, and other living expenses. All of which have currently been placed on credit cards to keep afloat. These funds will be used to pay those balances.

If anyone at all is able to help, it would be more than greatly appreciated. I just want to move on and live my life as authentically as I can. I want to create art and write and not have to worry if I can afford groceries for the week due to these high costs.

I know we’re all struggling right now. Even a little goes a long way.