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State Wins Custody Of Children Rescued From Rat-Infested Home
The state Monday won permanent custody of five children rescued from a rat-infested home.
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(January 5, 2009)--The state won permanent custody Monday of five of seven children who authorities say lived in a filthy, rat-infested home in Lubbock.
Investigators say the situation came to light when the children's mother stored her miscarried fetus in the refrigerator, and then called a funeral home to inquire about a casket.
The parents and Child Protective Services reached the agreement, in which their parental rights for the other two children were terminated.
The seven, who ranged in age from 9 years to 11 months when found, have been in foster homes since they were removed from the home in July 2007.
Gloria Ramirez and the father of most of the children, Anthony Moya, face seven charges of child endangerment stemming from the alleged conditions in the home.
An attorney for Ramirez, in the criminal case, declined comment.
Cynthia Mendoza, who represents Moya in the criminal case, declined comment, as well.
Lisa Ratzke, who represents Ramirez in the CPS case, said her client has worked "very, very hard" to do what the agency asked since the children were removed.
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This is another example of the old saying "you have to have a license to catch a fish but any idiot can have a kid" . . . . or SEVEN!!! OMG!!
Why the hell do they have soooo many kids? Birth control people damn use it. This is an outrage and they should all be fixed! First amendment my a**
Perhaps they aren't LEGAL...
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