Thank you to the "Church of Substack"

How readers of this newsletter faced down a constitutional crisis in family court

Coming to grips with a rogue judiciary that has abandoned lawful limits on its power is unpleasant. When courts uphold manufactured narrative, not truth and law, there are real victims. I have been telling the story of a mother who came to see me from America last summer, only to be stripped of her child, income, home, assets, and reputation by two men — aided by a rigged court operating outside of its jurisdiction. Recovering from deprivation of rights under colour of law is slow and difficult; many fail and fall into despair and destitution. I am in the rare position of not only having an audience to expose the crimes to, but also who step up when needed with practical support.

When I launched a fundraiser on Substack three weeks ago, I did not expect it to deliver over double the target, and in just a few days. This shows the strength of feeling of my readership — state-sanctioned familial child trafficking is wicked and unacceptable. A thank you note went out to donors a few days ago from the mother, and I have decided to share it. This is not merely a human interest story, or a personal grievance to be righted. What we are confronting is a constitutional meltdown that facilitates the stealing of children and property, while suppressing core freedoms of speech, travel, association, and parental rights. While this case is particularly egregious, touching even on national security matters, the theme is a common one of “family courts gone wild”.

Human trafficking comes in many forms, and naturally attention drifts towards sex trafficking. Children are raped thousands of times, then discarded and murdered. This is unspeakable, and detestable. Comparative rankings of awfulness do nothing to remedy it. That said, when we allow courts to collude with criminals to morally invert our offspring, teaching them manipulation is goodness, and righteousness is weakness, then there are devastating consequences for society. As the “Church of Substack” we are not just a community of writers and readers, but a moral force for good, standing by one another in opposition to such persecution. As noted below, this message of gratitude is about a shared challenge to restore the rule of law.

Here is the note that went to donors, lightly edited for this alternative format.

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To everyone who gave, prayed, and stood with us—I am overwhelmed with gratitude. What began as a simple request for $5,000 to secure a car—an essential step toward independence—increased more than I could have imagined. Your response: over $13,000 in donations, has not only met a physical need—it has affirmed a spiritual and legal truth.

This isn’t just provision. It’s evidence.

Evidence that financial abuse will not have the final word.

Evidence that when the enemy strips and silences, heaven releases and restores.

Since June 30 of last year, I have walked through slander, custody loss, betrayal, and economic deprivation. My accounts were drained. My voice was dismissed. The very home I was called to build was turned against me. Yet, in the face of systemic destruction, you became the hands and feet of justice.

What began as a personal custody dispute has now been unmistakably elevated to a public battle exposing systemic corruption at the intersection of family law, civil rights, and financial coercion. In September, I was publicly condemned by opposing counsel as aligned with “dangerous conspiracy communities,” a label used to discredit my spiritual convictions and silence my voice. But the truth is, the community some call Anon and others call Patriot—we call our church.

Despite 14 years of sole custody, I was stripped of my parental rights not for abuse, neglect, or abandonment—but for taking a personal vacation to meet Martin that became a spontaneous missions trip, and for sending a text expressing that my family’s behavior dishonored me. That expression of truth was weaponized.

The judge’s orders restricted my freedom of movement, forcing me to seek my ex-husband’s approval weeks in advance to see my daughter, while a Republican judge in March threatened me with contempt unless I revealed the identity of my anonymous social media account—a direct violation of my First Amendment rights. This is not about custody. This is about a state treating a child as chattel, erasing maternal authority to secure public school funding and taxes.

In clear violation of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA), a North Carolina court claimed jurisdiction, ignored documented felonies, and removed my daughter from my Tennessee home. Behind the scenes, two men waged financial war to create a facade of instability—one strategically weaponized in court to justify what was legally and morally indefensible. This fight is no longer just mine—it belongs to every voice that has been silenced, every parent who has been discredited, and every citizen whose rights have been quietly revoked under the guise of “procedure.”

We elect who we believe are conservative judges to uphold constitutional rights, family values, and jurisdictional integrity. And yet, the betrayal runs deeper when it comes from both sides of the aisle. The Democrat judge issued punitive temporary orders—demanding that a mother relocate back to North Carolina and “get a job” under threat of losing her child. This wasn’t justice; it was coercion forcing me to move back to North Carolina relinquishing my home and farm and starting over with nothing.

But the deeper blow came from the Republican judge, who handed down a permanent order granting me just seven weeks a year—five of them in summer—and stripped me of my First Amendment rights by threatening contempt if I refused to unmask an anonymous social media account when no cause had been presented requiring such unmasking. This all occurred in the same courtroom that had already relinquished jurisdiction two years earlier.

We often hear in the news about activist judges obstructing administrations or throwing slings and arrows at politicians and their advisors. But what we don’t see—what no headlines report—is what these rogue judges do from the bench every single day to ordinary people. To mothers. To children. To families just trying to live freely and faithfully.

Under the UCCJEA, jurisdiction belongs to the state where the child and at least one parent have resided for six consecutive months and have significant connections. In this case, North Carolina had long forfeited its claim: a NC court had already granted me sole custody in Tennessee, and my daughter had only returned to NC five times a year for no more than seven weeks total. Yet, NC courts defied federal law and common sense by asserting continuing exclusive jurisdiction—ignoring felonies, facts, and the child’s true home.

I repeat: this is not a custody dispute. This is a constitutional crisis playing out in family court. And both parties—left and right—have shown their willingness to sacrifice justice to preserve institutional power.

Your generosity will now bear witness as part of the legal recognition of financial abuse and coercive control. Your love is testimony—a tangible record of community, of witness, and of refusal to let darkness write the story.

You did more than give—you joined the restoration.

From the core of my spirit: thank you. May every seed you sowed return to you with increase, and may heaven continue to align favor, truth, and provision in your own lives.