When Faith Becomes a Weapon: How My Ex Wife Used Religion and CPS to Destroy Our Family

In Palmdale, California, my ex wife Vanessa Korley Tetteh, who recently changed her legal name to Amina Korley Tetteh, stood before the Los Angeles County Superior Court and asked to erase her past.

On January 27, 2025, Judge Daniel L. Alexander at the Michael Antonovich Antelope Valley Courthouse granted her petition in Case No. 24AVCP00299.

But changing a name cannot change the truth.

From the start, Vanessa worked with social workers to target me. She knew how the system operated and used it to her advantage, forming alliances with Child Protective Services that would eventually separate me from my children. When I came out as a gay man, she turned my truth into a weapon. And when that was not enough, she used her Jehovah’s Witness beliefs to justify it. She told others that I was sinful, that I did not deserve to raise our kids, and that my sexuality made me unfit as a father.

Her religion became a shield for cruelty and discrimination. Instead of showing compassion, she and the social workers who sided with her distorted their faith into a justification for punishment. I was portrayed as immoral and dangerous while she hid behind a congregation that believed her every word.

Meanwhile, I was fighting for my life, my dignity, and my family. My children were taken away and placed with strangers. I was denied visits while she still visits the kids freely, even after helping create the lies that destroyed our family. The injustice still stings every single day.

The Truth Behind the Name

No matter what name she uses, Vanessa Korley Tetteh or Amina Korley Tetteh, the record will always show what happened. The court documents may carry new ink, but the pain they caused can never be erased.

This story is not just about one family. It is about how faith and government power can intertwine to harm innocent parents. When religious bias and systemic failure collide, the result is devastation for me, for my children, and for countless others who are silenced by shame and judgment.

I share this, not to attack faith but to expose hypocrisy. True faith is about love, not control. It is about compassion, not condemnation.

My Fight Continues

I will never stop fighting for my children or for every parent who has lost theirs to lies and discrimination. My voice and the voices of others like me will make sure the truth is never buried. Because justice cannot hide behind a new name, and faith should never be used as a weapon to destroy love. Attachment: Request to Change Name