I Was 29 and Single When I Fought to Keep Five Siblings Together. The Judge Asked Why, and My Answer Changed Everything.

I didn’t want Lucas to inherit that same question.

PART 5

At the courthouse, Victoria guided me into a side room while Patricia arranged for an aide to stay with the children.

Victoria placed her legal pad on the table, checked her notes, then removed her glasses.

‘The state plans to argue that the children need certainty more than they need to remain together today,’ she said.

‘How can splitting them up give them certainty?’

‘Three approved homes are ready.