Amazing First: Teen Requests Asylum to Escape Family Court Persecution
An amazing first: Ethan, a brave 15 year-old Wisconsin teen fled across the U.S. border into Canada where he applied for asylum to escape Family Court persecution. He claims he has been ordered against his will to live full time with his identified abusive and neglectful father while being prevented from seeing his loving mother.
That unjust and horrific treatment by a government system, surely, should support him receiving asylum.
Ethan has been disclosing abuse by his father before and ever since Judge Michael Aprahamian gave his father sole custody over 2 years ago. His court-appointed GAL/minor’s counsel has persisted in punishing him for continuing to disclose abuse by his father and asking to live with his mother, including by involuntarily committing him.
It turns out, not surprisingly, his GAL sits on the board of Judge Ralph Ramirez’s (present judge) wife’s nonprofit. The Family Court Cabal strikes again. Women and children are up against a tsunami of paternal entitlement and maternal oppression.
HOPEFUL ASYLUM
When Ethan ran to Canada in February, he joined his mother, who had already applied for asylum last summer claiming injustices and persecution by the two Waukesha Family Court judges. He had not seen her for over a year when they happily reunited in another country, hoping this reunion would be for good.
Julie had been continually threatened with incarceration as a result of fighting for her children and, in the process, exposing the many injustices being heaped upon her. She was so very outspoken and credible that MSM covered her plight: She Said Her Husband Was Abusive. A Judge Took Away Her Kids and Ordered Her Arrest
The Appellate Court had previously overturned rulings sending her to jail, but she began to experience the very realistic terror that she would be imprisoned before a higher court ruling could save her next time. They were obviously determined to intimidate, punish and silence her using the most extreme measure.
So Julie ran to Canada and pled for asylum last summer.
ALL IS WELL—UNTIL IT’S NOT
All was well in Canada while they remained under the purview of the Refugee Protection Division.
Meanwhile, back in the U.S., Judge Ralph Ramirez had sentenced Julie to jail for not paying child support to the father, who was not only unjustly given custody but allowed to alienate the children from her. But, of course, she still had to pay him or go to jail.
After Ethan ran away, Ethan’s father filed a Hague (international) custody case alleging Julie abducted him, demanding his return. This is the same father that a few months ago told police, recorded on bodycam, that he did not want Ethan and asked them to take him away. When he found out it would cost money for the police to take him elsewhere, he changed his mind.
And the D.A., likely under pressure from judges and the father, proceeded to indict Julie on felony custodial interference, carrying a max 12 year sentence.
In March, Julie filed pro se a petition for writ to the Wisconsin Supreme Court claiming, amongst other things, that the Family Court judge be required to abide by the Appellate Court’s ruling overturning the unjust custody order.
[Julie] petitions this Honorable Court for a Writ of Mandamus to order that the U.S. CONSTITUTION and the WISCONSIN STATE CONSTITUTION be upheld, the Appellate Court Order in 2020AP1006 entered on December 29, 2021 be executed pursuant to the proper legal standard set forth in WIS. STATS. § 767.41 (2)(d) and (5)(bm), to protect victims of domestic abuse as the legislature intended, and for the current unlawful orders to be reversed and vacated.
So all was well in Canada until less than 2 weeks ago when they missed an asylum hearing due to not having received the email giving notice. Strangely, for such a minor and unwitting infraction, Julie and her advocate, Kathryn, were immediately arrested and detained by border law enforcement.
Ethan was taken and placed with Canadian CPS. A social worker warned Ethan that he might be sent back to the U.S. to live with his father. He became so upset and traumatized, he had to be hospitalized.
Julie and Kathryn claim they are being unlawfully detained and are asking authorities in Canada for help.
Meanwhile, in an effort to get Canada to deny their asylum, local Wisconsin law enforcement has issued a report to Canada Border Services, claiming they are wanted U.S. criminals. They even accused Kathryn of running a criminal organization, due to the fact she helps mothers who are being abused by Family Court judges and their lackeys.
Astonishingly, another of Julie’s supporters, child advocate Kimberlee, is sitting in jail right now in Wisconsin on an excessive, impossible-to-pay $100,000 cash bond. She is also charged with interfering with the almighty father’s custody.
OBN COLLUSION
It appears that Julie’s unwarranted detention may have been coordinated and deliberate so as to separate her from Ethan. This would keep her powerless for the time it would take to disallow Ethan’s asylum request and send him back to his father.
Evidently Old Boys from Canada are colluding with Old Boys from Wisconsin for the express purpose of returning a father’s property to him. This agenda crosses borders, so women who cross borders to escape this agenda are usually SOL.
The international OBN [old boy network] is conspicuously threatening that anyone who dares help mothers or children get out from under the control of the entitled father, albeit abuser or rapist, will be made to suffer—one way or another.
Plainly, women are not yet free—and will not be—until we have the power to keep and protect our children after divorce. Join The Women’s Coalition to help fight for that power.
WHAT NEXT
A hearing on asylum will take place on May 5th. Hopefully Julie and Kathryn will be released from detention and their asylum status will be confirmed.
It is unclear whether Ethan has been released from the hospital. Hopefully, he will be allowed to remain in Canada and pursue his rightful claim to asylum.
As for Kimberlee in jail, her next hearing is May 15th at 1:15 p.m. at the Walworth County Judicial Center, Room 3040, presiding Judge Daniel S. Johnson—if anyone would like to attend.
Reportedly the powers-that-be are trying to shut down Julie’s Facebook page as it has documents supporting the judges’ injustices.
Watch this space for updates.
NOTE: WC News & Views covered Julie’s story a little over a year ago, so for further background, check out: Mother Wins 2 Appeals: Still No Kids.
Apparently Julie has won two more substantive appeals since that column was posted and has organized a recall effort on Judge Ramirez. Not that any of her many heroic efforts to get justice or her children back has made any difference—yet.
HAPPY FAMILY—NOT
Look at Julie & kids BFC—Before Family Court. They were such a happy family! But Family Court has destroyed it, just like countless other mothers’ families.
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Family court does destroy families. They enable an abusive father to use his children to further abuse his ex-spouse. Children are pulled apart. They are tormented and neglected. Mothers endlessly worry about their child's well-being. You become an open sore that cannot heal. Mothers and children suffer because of family court's inhumane treatment. The trauma they endure has long-term consequences. We are left to find strength in what remains. We must stand together and continue to push forward.
Without the abuser (father/ex-husband) in this case, family court wouldn’t be ‘moved’ to pursue abuse. Without the abuser, Julie’s once happy family would still be a happy family. Family court helps abusers terrorize their families but no family would be terrorized if their abuser was stopped.