Main fundraiser photo

Urgent Legal Help for Asher and Twins

Donation protected
To put it simply, this is about LGBTQIA+ parental rights and helping with the cost of the retainer fee to hire a family attorney who specializes in these types of cases.

The need arose because last night Asher's ex-wife had her attorney send Judgment of Paternity documents and filed for a Dissolution of Paternity trial in June. The judge assigned to this trial, the ex-wife's lawyer, and the ex-wife all refuse to use Asher's correct pronouns.

Asher and their ex-wife share twins. Those twins were brought into the world by having Asher's eggs fertilized by donor sperm and implanted into the ex-wife's uterus. The ex-wife and their family are conservative, have moved Asher's twins to Michigan, and are making it as difficult as possible for Asher to see them. The twins desperately love Asher and are struggling emotionally because of the actions of Asher's ex-wife. Asher puts in tons of effort to stay connected to the twins by FaceTiming them daily, playing video games and reading books with them, and staying involved in their day-to-day lives, interests, and activities as much as they can from California. The ex-wife is now trying to claim that Asher is not a "real" parent and has no rights to the twins because Asher didn't provide sperm or grow the twins in their uterus.

There are amazing family law attorneys in California who know how to handle this, and Asher is hiring one. They need the expertise.

Financial resources have been dwidled because of a furlough. Work has returned, but there is a lot of catching up do to on top of this. Had this happened 6 months+ from now, more resources would be there, but help is needed because it's happening right now. Asher has 10 days to hire an attorney and respond to the Judgment of Paternity documents.

The twins and Asher need your help.

Love you.
Donate

Donations 

  • Allison Mertzman
    • $50
    • 1 d
  • Anonymous
    • $100
    • 1 d
  • Angelica Pace
    • $50
    • 1 d
  • Anonymous
    • $50
    • 2 d
  • Matthew Murphy
    • $50
    • 2 d
Donate

Organizer

April Keller
Organizer
Lomita, CA

Your easy, powerful, and trusted home for help

  • Easy

    Donate quickly and easily

  • Powerful

    Send help right to the people and causes you care about

  • Trusted

    Your donation is protected by the GoFundMe Giving Guarantee