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April 01, 2009
Court says Texas Social Services Had No Right to Seize Kids of FLDS Sect
Six weeks after descending on the Yearning For Zion ranch in Eldorado, Texas, Child Protective Services has been told that the taking was legally inappropriate. The agency, according to the Court, did not provide sufficient evidence that the children removed were in any immediate danger.
Furthermore, the Court ruled that the agency erred in treating the entire "compound" as a single household. Each family must be considered a single household. And, despite the FLDS's teachings on both plural marriage and young betrothals, the Court ruled that:
The existence of the FLDS belief system as described by the department's witnesses, by itself, does not put children of FLDS parents in physical danger.
Although the ruling reverses the former orders to take and keep the children in state custody, it is unclear what the next step will be. The lower court judge has 10 days to vacate her order.
Posted by Kerry at April 1, 2009 12:00 AM
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