Evie the last time the Walsh family allowed her to see her Dad
Evie the last time the Walsh family allowed her to see her Dad

This is a reconstructed archive of the original StevieLovesEvie blog. Some minor edits have been made to correct grammar and formatting, and contextual notes have been added at the bottom of posts for clarity, but it is otherwise a true representation of the original archive.

A lot has happened since this blog was silenced.

Russell's battery and domestic violence case against Walsh was heard by a jury in San Francisco. After a five-day trial, the jury found Walsh guilty on every count — battery, domestic abuse, and intentional infliction of emotional distress — and awarded $325,000 in damages. Walsh appealed. The First Appellate District affirmed the judgment in its entirety, finding none of Walsh's arguments persuasive.

Those were huge wins. They should have meant something. They should have led to resolution — to accountability, to a path back to his daughter. Instead, they were met with silence. And a gag order.

The Westchester Family Court entered an order on default directing that all of Dad's blogs be erased, deactivated, and deleted. The court entered the order claiming Dad had defaulted — despite the fact that his attorney was present and actively participating in the proceedings.

Dad appealed. The Appellate Division struck down the bulk of the gag order as unconstitutional, ruling that the blanket deletion provision was not narrowly tailored as required for a prior restraint on speech. The higher court also called into question the orders entered "on default," finding that the characterization was false — the proceedings were contested, not defaulted. This called into question not just the gag order, but the custody and restraining orders entered under the same false pretense, all without a hearing on the merits.

The Family Court has not yet responded.

And the Walshes have been silent. Save for a demand from Tara that maybe, if I drop my cases and show her family some "respect," then just maybe I can see my daughter again.

Evie turned eight this year. I have not seen her in years.

This archive exists because the story matters. The evidence matters. And Evie, when she is old enough to find it, deserves to know what happened and how hard her Dad fought for her.