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FLDS custody hearings moved up a month

Posted by at 15 August, 2008, 12:37 pm

Source: Deseret News

Court hearings in Texas on whether to place eight children taken in the raid on the Fundamentalist LDS Church’s YFZ Ranch in foster care are now slated to begin later this month.

Clerks in a San Angelo court said Friday the hearings were rescheduled for Aug. 18, and could last the entire week. They were previously scheduled for Sept. 25.

“We will present evidence that we believe will justify the non-emergency removal of the children and the attorneys and parents will be represented and can plead their case to the court,” said Texas Child Protective Services spokeswoman Marleigh Meisner. “The judge ultimately decides if CPS gets temporary custody again.”

CPS filed court papers earlier this week seeking to place the six girls and two boys, ages 5 to 17, in foster care, claiming their mothers refused to limit the children’s contact with men involved in underage marriages. Included in their evidence were documents detailing child bride marriages, including a pair of 12-year-old girls sealed to FLDS leader Warren Jeffs.

An FLDS spokesman has said that CPS still hasn’t proven the eight children are in any immediate danger.

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JW August 15, 2008

“The judge ultimately decides if CPS gets temporary custody again.”

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Judge Walther is not even allowing discovery, which just saves the defense attorneys time and trouble. Why waste the effort, when the outcome is preordained?



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