Support Devin's Fight for Custody and Justice

I'm am coming to you as a father asking for help. Please take the next few min it will take to hear me.

I'm writing this to family and friends. There come ls time when battles are not alone. I am coming to you all and asking once again I NEED YOUR HELP!

I do not belive my fight is the only one like this. I believe there are many many fathers out there losing rights to a system, that only favors mothers. Not only in custody but child support. I am just 1 in a million fathers and not even the only person I know that is struggling to get their children back. If there are any of you out there that take understanding in my story or into reflection of their own lifes. Please. Fight for your kids and never stop. If there is anyone out there that maybe once has been there, and won. Please, I am trusting in God and asking you all for help. Father to Father. I need help obtaining a good family lawer. His Name is Eric Erickson with Eric Erickson Law and has agreed I have a strong case. We are fighting for full legal and physical custody of my son. She lost custody of her oldest son due to this very behavior. Everything I say here is unfortunately true and with is evidence. As well as proof of actions given to legal council. Here is why I must fight the mother of my son in court.

A long story shortly as possible, many of you already know.

Since my son was born in 2018 I was always there with him. Only after years in a toxic relationship and not seeking help from combat trauma. My relationship and life began to deteriorate and become toxic. I was not in a good place. In late 2020, After false domestic violence allegations, my ex girlfriend and I broke up. I was never arrested, proved my innocence and she was removed from my apartment. She soon later threated me to take our son we had together from me as we were never married. I filled paperwork to petition the courts, and immediately secure my my rights as a father. I was awarded joint legal and physical custody of my son in 2020 on a 4/3/4 schedule due only to his age.

In 2021 you all came together, you all saw I needed help that I was struggling with alcohol addiction, and mental health. You all came together, everyone, you all came up with a place for me to seek treatment in Texas. We didn't know how long I was going to be gone. All that matter was I got help. The agreement with all my children ls parents and my family was I needed help and to go. It was the best decision I could have ever made. I was saved. I found God, faith, sobriety, community and a way of life.

For 5 years I have been sober, walked in a path of truth and gotten my life together. I have a stable retirement from the military for life, medical benefits for my wife and children. I have a beautiful life, a beautiful wife, a amazing marriage, a beautiful house, all because of good life choices I, and we have made together the last few years. I have changed my life around and shown great sustainability in producing a safe and stable environment.

I have continued to heal relationships with my family, but as a consequence of me leaving to Texas to heal myself my relationships with my children were damaged.

From the day I left in 2021 thrugh 2022, I have had daily contact with my children. As I secured a new life for myself and my children, one they had they best version of their father, my contact with my son through his mother became less and less. Stipulations that I or my family must stay with her or in a hotel with her in order to see connor. I'm sorry no. I will not be alone in a room with her ever again after her lies. So as a result I wasn't able to see my son in person many times. Visitations being only during the day.

Beteen 2022-2023 communication was once a week or less. I decided that I must take her back to court. So I petitioned the court in late 2023 once again, asking for more custody. In March 2024 we went into mediation, the mediator deemed that my time in spent in warrior recovery for ptsd, was a significant lenght of time and because the length of time I was gone was over 60 days. Custody would go to mother. It was cut, I did not agree and we were unable to go to trial or see a judge andni did not have a lawyer. I lost. The ones custody agreement was 100% physical to mother, 50/50 Legal. I was allowed 2 days a month, 2 hrs a day, and one call a day.

I talked to Connor weekly until June 2024.

She alienated me from my son for the next 7 months. I called everbday some days upwards of 10 times a day after the first few weeks. After the first 30 day I called and filed a police report, and conducted a health and welfare inspection. After 60 days I called again. She used her new husband and family ties to their small town chief of police and I was advides by a deputy on my 3rd call. They would no longer be able to help and we're told by the chief of police to stand down.

The next day she text me threatening to take me back to court to take 100% legal custody if I did not stop, she text she sat down with her lawyer, the county judge and Chief of police outside of court and discussed our case. She threatened that if I took her to court again she would retaliate by taking full custody and changing my sons name.

Devastated and scared I backed off.

I was devastated, I turned to God and I prayed. He gave to me the feeling my son feels at night laying in bed wondering where his father is. Not knowing I call every day and communicate with his mom every day to talk to him or set times to see him. With out ever a response or call back EVER. Hundres of calls and texts. I realized I've already lost everything. She's broken every since court order now. Shown time and time again she can not coparent, communicate or cooperated with court orders. I have times set with supervised visitors and scheduled times she will not responded to or set up. Court appointed supervisor shes refusing to copperate with. I have no choice. I want my son in stable living environment where he has, unlimited access to the family he has been alienated from.

In January I was blessed. She moved without telling me. She moved to South Carolina, with her new military husband, on base, where there are strong child alienation and abuse laws and well as strong laws for fathers rights! I immediately set up a supervised visitation with Beaufort Visitation Sevices she once again has not confirmed within 7 day as the court appointed times. She had not responded to any calls.

I have not spoken to my son again since Dec 16, 2024. I have have been robbed of all my federal joint holidays and all my time with my son.

It's time to fight. Not me vs her. Rugado-Roberson vs her. I need my family. All of them. I am asking all of you to come together to help me, please. I know that God has led me this far and I know it am not alone. "Do not be afraid to ask for help." This has been spoken to me many times.

It is time to bring my son home. I have made tremendous bounds and effort to heal my family and bring us back together help me finalize this. Less bring our boy home! We all deserve to be in in his life. With me, he will have unlimited access to not only communicate with, but have time with his mother and his entire family. It will be proven with this lawer, I am the one that can provide a more stable secure home, loving family and community for him.

I am asking for only financial help to pay for a good lawyer. He requires $5000 just to start services, Eric agrees we have a strong strong case and we are going to fight this together. Its alot, but this what it takes to get my son back. I will do everything in my power to get my son back and have him in my life again.

Please help a father regain the rights he already fought for. If you understand this pain as a father and you feel the need to reach out I can be found on Facebook and Messenger @ Devin Rugado.

Thank you to everyone of my family and friends. I would not be here to day if it was not for many of you.