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June 02, 2008
Heather May Have Too Many Mommies, But Texas Still Has to Give Her Back
Though not all at once, mothers and their children taken from the Yearning for Zion intentional community of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) are getting back together after the Texas Supreme Court ruled that the state of Texas had no right to seize more than 400 children on suspicion of child abuse and endangerment.
The court order, agreed upon by both sides and signed by the judge, mandates that the parents take parenting classes, understand that they are subject to future CPS visits as part of an ongoing investigation, and stay in the state of Texas. Some experts and observers had feared that the FLDS members, if allowed to get their children back, would flee to one of the other known FLDS communities in Utah, Colorado, South Dakota, Mexico, or Canada.
It remains to be seen how many will actually return to the YFZ Ranch, after this traumatizing event. Some have already relocated, while others are merely considering their options. Returning to the community carries with it some degree of trepidation, since there is no way to know whether the Texas authorities will continue to disrupt the FLDS.
However, this episode should give them pause and teach them to stay within the law when and if they do.
Posted by Kerry at June 2, 2008 06:33 PM
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