I don't like asking for help but this is one of those times that I will ask for anything to help my niece and my sister. The short of it is that my sister's husband's ex-wife is trying to take full custody of their daughter with only limited visitation. Currently, and for the last 2(I think) years the custody has been split 50/50. This will be a drastic change for the child. She will have to change schools and will only see her dad 2 days per month. I don't want to see her go through this. I don't even want to see her have to go through this legal battle. And here is the problem with the battle.
My sister and her husband recently bought a house so they have no money to hire a lawyer. Their income is just high enough that they do not qualify for any legal aid, so they have no representation. Meanwhile, the mother does not even make enough money to support herself. This qualifies her for %100 legal aid. She does not have to pay a dime to enter this custody battle. She also filed, on the advice of her free legal aid, in a court that notoriously sides with the mother. Make of that what you will.
Now that you know a little bit of the story, the point of this post is to ask for donations or to simply pass it along. They need $4000 to even retain an attorney. Estimated total cost is $8-15k. Needless to say, they cannot come up with that kind of money and cannot represent themselves.
Here is the Gofundme. Please share it or like it or whatever you need to do on your preferred social network. Thank you for whatever you can do.