We Are/have adopted our grand daughter. This adoption is out of necessity to remove her from an abusive environment. Different types of abuse occurred to her between the ages of 3 - 5. At 5 years old her mother pulled into our driveway left the engine running, dropped her off, and then drove off. We adopted her at the age of 8 and have been paying legal fees since then. We have that balance down to $535 and the attorney has waited as long as she can to receive her final payment. My wife is unable to work due to several medical conditions that have destroyed her immune system, caused early onset dementia, strokes, traumatic brain injuries including encephalytis caused from Lyme's disease and later being struck by a drunk driver at 75 MPH. That leaves me as the only means of income and with a majority of the household responsibilities (which doesn't bother me as much as it does my wife_ I have had to tell my wife to rest and conserve her energy for our daughter and I will handle the rest. Then we found ourselves helping our son rescue our grandson from his abusive and drug addicted mother and her boyfriend. Then the economy hit and we have not been able to recover. We make sure our daughter is fed, clothed, and has a stable home, and my wife and I eat a lot of PB & J as our one meal of the day. Enough of the sad story, I/We are simply asking for help in paying our adoption attorney the remainder of what we owe her. She provided a service and deserves to be paid. The good news is our grand daughter (now daughter) is still in therapy but is overcoming her past and flourishing in her new home thank's to the courts, attorneys, and God's Good Grace Thank You for your time in reading
