Following the death of his wife, Jim was sued by his in-laws over custody of his daughter. The grandparents were told by their legal counsel that their case to gain custody of their granddaughter from her loving, fit father was “very weak,” but if they were willing to spend more money than the father, they could prevail.

So began a campaign that resulted in Jim having to sell all of his property and eventually declaring bankruptcy in his desperate attempt to rightfully regain possession of his daughter. What was supposed to be a “temporary order” for his 10-year-old daughter to be removed from her home and live with her grandparents resulted in a three-year-long unjust separation.