Statement Regarding the Order of February 6, 2026, and the Cornelius Family

I am submitting this statement to formally address the allegations and characterizations contained in the communication and underlying filings from counsel dated February 6, 2026—documents that remain a matter of public record within the San Mateo County Court system.

A significant portion of the assertions made in these filings are factually incorrect or have been stripped of their proper context. While I fundamentally disagree with the claims presented by the moving party, I recognize the serious nature of these legal proceedings. I understand clearly that I cannot, and will not, violate a standing court order.

My primary focus remains entirely where it belongs: on the well-being of my family. I loved Holly deeply, and it is my sincere wish that we can reach an agreement that allows us to raise our daughters into the strong, confident women I know they can become. Through my own professional background in early childhood education, I have seen firsthand that a child’s best path forward is shaped by having two stable parents acting as positive role models. That is the future I want for my daughters.

As some of you know, Holly suffers deeply from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (commonly known as ADHD) and Ongoing Depression. These conditions have been properly diagnosed by licensed medical professional over her life. We have often struggled to deal with them during our marriage, but true to our traditional Catholic wedding, in sickness and in health. I believe Holly needs the support of her community now more than ever to get through these times. While due to the court order, I cannot encourage you to reach out to her on my behalf, I believe I can encourage you to send the love you have shown her on our wedding day, September 22nd, 2018, throughout our entire marriage and before we were a couple. We all must take our own neurodivergence and mental stressors seriously, and lend a hand when there is a friend or family member in need.

I miss my three beautiful children every single day. Writing emails to the individual Gmail accounts I created for them at birth has become one of the few ways I can consistently process my love and thoughts for them during this period of separation. Yet, even in this, I remain fully aware of, and compliant with, the strict boundaries imposed by the current legal framework.

It is a painful matter of fact that this restraining order was approved on February 6—my birthday. To experience an action of that gravity from my wife on that specific day was deeply wounding. Despite that hurt, my intentions have never wavered: I am ready and willing to return to my family’s life the very day it is legally permissible to do so.

Furthermore, as I have maintained from the absolute beginning of these events, I am actively engaged in supporting my own health and well-being. I meet regularly with licensed clinical social workers (LCSWs) and clinical psychologists. These certified practitioners have consistently evaluated my cognitive and behavioral health, explicitly finding no current clinical indicators of cognitive impairment, severe psychological pathology, or any threat of harm to myself or others. In clear, clinical terms, they have confirmed that I am psychologically stable, safe, and fully competent. I will admit in the middle of my five year cancer diagnosis, I did struggle with situational depression, I saw an LCSW for 6 months, and recovered to my previous self. Given the immense stress brought on by the sudden transition from being a full-time, stay-at-home father to three children under the age of four, alongside my wife's subsequent legal actions, these professionals have recommended that I restart regular sessions with an LCSW. I am fully abiding by that advice.

My main focus, as it has been for the past seven months, is to return to my family through legal means. Any support you can lend will be an act of generousity I will never be able to repay.

Love is Love,
Adam Edward Cornelius