I Found My Five-Year-Old in the Garage Freezer—Then Her Mother’s Signed Statement Changed the Story I Had Been Told
I did not have to buy Taylor’s consent to ask a judge for protection.
Ruth made that clear before we discussed a single financial term.
The request sought temporary custody with me, supervised contact for Taylor while her role was assessed, and no unsupervised contact between Evelyn and Lily.
It was a request supported by the known incident, not a claim that all questions about every adult were resolved.
The court considered the emergency material and entered interim conditions.
The order was temporary, with a review hearing set for November 19.