Familienpolitik

CNN.com reports that today Judge Barbara Walther signed an order allowing all of the children seized from the Yearning For Zion ranch to be released to their parents. The order requires:

• The Department of Family and Protective Services will have the right to make unannounced visits to check on the children’s medical and psychological well-being.
• The parents of the children must attend and complete parenting classes.
• The families must remain in the state of Texas and notify authorities with 48 hours notice if they plan to travel more than 100 miles from their home.

What happens next in this sad story remains to be seen. If the claim of a “pervasive pattern” of sexual abuse at the ranch by the Child Protective Services is true, one can only hope that the measures listed above will either prevent continued abuse or provide the state of Texas with the requisite information needed to prosecute the offenders.

Tags: family policy, Polygamy, Underage marriage, YFZ