Polygamous-sect children ordered to stay in Texas custody
posted 9:03 pm Fri April 18, 2008 - SAN ANGELO, Texas
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More than 400 children taken from a ranch run by a polygamous sect will stay in state custody and be subject to genetic testing, a judge ruled Friday.State District Judge Barbara Walther heard 21 hours of testimony over two days before ruling that the children be kept by the state. Individual hearings will be set for the children over the next several weeks. She ordered that all children and parents be given genetic testing. Child welfare officials have said they've had difficulty determining how the children and parents are related because of evasive or changing answers.
Written By MICHELLE ROBERTS
Written By MICHELLE ROBERTS
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