Custody Hearing On Polygamist Children Delayed
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Custody Hearing On Polygamist Children Delayed
A judge Monday delayed a custody Monday hearing involving eight children from the polygamous sect whose West Texas compound authorities raided in April.
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(August 18, 2008)--A state district judge Monday in San Angelo delayed a hearing on the state’s request for custody of eight children from the polygamous sect whose West Texas compound authorities raided in April.

The judge granted the delay so attorneys for state child welfare officials and the parents can take a shot a negotiating a settlement before the custody hearings begin.

Child Protective Services is asking state District Judge Barbara Walther to return the children to foster care, alleging the children's mothers refuse to ensure the kids have no contact with men accused of being involved in underage marriages.

Hearings on CPS' request involving the children, ranging in age from 5 to 17, had been set to begin Monday morning.

None of the children currently lives at the Yearning For Zion Ranch in Eldorado, where authorities swept roughly 440 children into foster care in April.

Officials said then that the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints was forcing girls into underage marriages and grooming boys to be adult abusers.

Six weeks after the children were placed in foster care, the Texas Supreme Court ordered CPS to return them to their parents.

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Posted by: 1 of the 3% Location: Waco on Aug 18, 2008 at 01:53 PM

My question is, why is Walther still on this case after being overruled by TWO superior judges? Something has been very wrong with this entire ordeal, starting with the initial INVASION that was based on an ANONYMOUS telephone call! What I see evident, the CPS and Walther is going to keep on until they find all the evidence they want, even if no evidence exists! I say, punish the guilty but leave the innocent in peace!
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Posted by: C Location: Bellmead on Aug 18, 2008 at 01:11 PM

Who cares, let these people go on with their lives, at least they're not out there mudering people, or robbing people, they just live a different life style, so i just say let 'em' be
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