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When our client reached out to Lone Star Legal Aid, she had already endured years of fear and trauma. During her marriage, her husband strangled her while she was pregnant, placing both her life and her pregnancy at risk. Around the same time, he sexually assaulted two of her daughters from a prior relationship. The crimes devastated the family. After the assaults were reported, […]

A Mother’s Courage When Monica Grant rushed to her daughter’s school that day, she had no idea her life was about to change forever. Called in by a school counselor, Monica sat down and heard the words no parent is ever prepared for: her 14-year-old daughter, Nicky, had been enduring years of sexual abuse at the hands of her father, […]

Jake is a 42-year-old father, husband, military veteran, and survivor of domestic violence. Living with PTSD and anxiety, stability and consistency are especially important to Jake, particularly when it comes to spending time with his children.  After divorcing several years ago, Jake found himself locked in an ongoing and highly contentious custody and visitation dispute with his former partner. Although […]

When Mariah married her military husband, Sean, she helped raise two children with him, as well as his young son from a previous relationship. That child, now a teenager, recently came out as transgender and asked to be called Calvin. Mariah was committed to supporting Calvin through his transition, but their lives were shattered when Calvin confided that Sean had […]

Bailey met her boyfriend, Danny, through his sister. Their relationship was turbulent from the beginning, marked by emotional and physical abuse. After Danny was arrested for robbery, Bailey decided to end things for good, determined to focus on her career as a licensed security officer. But when Danny was released from jail more than a year later, he reached out […]

When Janet’s younger brother needed an immediate life-flight to a hospital from the facility where he lived, Janet realized something was wrong. Tommy is in his late 40s, just a few years younger than Janet.  He is severely autistic. He’s non-verbal, but he can understand what people say.  After his group home changed ownership, his behavior shifted. He began harming […]

When Liza’s daughter and four grandchildren came to live with her in 2024, it was out of deep concern for their safety. Her daughter had left an abusive relationship and was diagnosed with a brain tumor on the left side of her head. According to her doctors, the injury may have been caused by being hit in the head by […]