The Minaii Law

On January 1, 2020, my 10-year-old daughter, Minaii Henry, lost her battle with osteoscarcoma. She had only been diagnosed in early August 2019. While friends and family began to mourn, I had no idea my daughter was gone. Much like her sudden diagnosis, I was left out of my daughter's last moments. By the time I found out from social media, arrangements had been made for viewings and a burial ceremony for Minaii without my knowledge or input. Despite being in the middle of a long and bitter custody battle, I was granted a court order which allowed me and the rest of my family to have access to Minaii's viewings and burial. Yet when we arrived, I was met with resistance from the other side of Minaii's family. In their determination to block me and my family from seeing Minaii, the maternal family formed a human barricade in front of the body and then, covered her with a blanket. My family called the police amidst threats of physical violence, racial slurs, and aggression from the maternal family members. However, the Staten Island NYPD were unsuccessful in enforcing my court order and eventually forced both families to leave. As of January 9th, my baby girl was laid to rest and I was unable to attend her burial. 

My name is Leon Henry and I started this go fund me to help pass the Minaii Law, which will give any parent immediate access to their child if the child is terminally ill, and prevent parental alienation. The money will also be used for a lawyer to get custody/visitation of my other daughter Leelu Henry.