Dear Valued Users,
It's with a heavy heart that we announce the permanent closure of StepTalk.org on August 31st, 2025.
This decision wasn't an easy one. For over twenty years, StepTalk has been a source of support for stepparents around the world! However, over the years, the costs associated with maintaining and upgrading the site to remain secure, meet current standards and maintain availability have become unsustainable.
We are incredibly grateful for your support, contributions and the community you've helped us build. Your engagement has made StepTalk.org a special place and we cherish the memories and connections made here.
We would especially like to thank Aniki for volunteering to be a moderator and for caring so much.
Thank you for being a part of our journey and we wish you all the best.
Sincerely,
Dawn and The StepTalk Team
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We spent over 12k to fight BM
We spent over 12k to fight BM and her thoughts that she deserved CS. She lost...but we still spent 12k. We are in GA and it is cheaper here. Good luck.
Not sure where you are in GA,
Not sure where you are in GA, but we are close to Atlanta and it is pretty standard. Every damn email was 35 dollars. Phone call 50. 5k was the retainer and we went through that really quick. BM hasn't signed the agreement that they worked out with the mediator three months ago and it keeps adding up. Her lawyer keeps making small changes, we think he is dragging this out to keep BM paying his fees. Well that just adds to ours. We are planning on another 12K to fight for SS12 who wants to live with us now.
We have been told by others that that was a pretty normal amount to fight for custody. We actually gave up early on or it would have been a lot more.