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Polygamists' progeny
Now that authorities have raided the FLDS sect in Eldorado, Texas, the state has a huge problem on its hands: What to do with all those children.
Catherine Price [2008-04-15]

  • I stand corrected on the legal age of marriage in texas...

    I (and a previous poster) apparently both looked at outdated information that gave the legal age as 13, not 16.

    I'm gonna take a wild-ass guess that the 911 call that prompted the removal of 416 children was NOT the first piece of evidence CPS had against the FLDS compound, but that most of the information is being witheld from the press so as to not compromise an ongoing investigation.

    None of the 416 children have birth certificates? That's against the law right there--even if you give birth at home, all by your lonesome, you have to register the baby's birth. I'd have to look it up, but most states require you to do it within 30 days.

    -- Leeandra Nolting
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    Wednesday, April 16, 2008 04:55 PM
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