[Lurker]

I'll bet you're right. CPS doesn't have a legal leg to stand on, much less demand anything at all.

In fact they'll be lucky if a whole lot of them don't end up in prison over this.

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[TomGuy]

In fact they'll be lucky if a whole lot of them don't end up in prison over this.

That won't happen, because CPS, medical, educational personnel are protected under statute.

That does not prohibit the families from suing the state and its agencies.

[El Gato]

I'll bet you're right. CPS doesn't have a legal leg to stand on, much less demand anything at all.

Actually they do, but they have no power to retain custody of the children. So these "do this or we'll not give the children back" threats are just so much product of bovine digestion.

They can require the parents to keep the kids in a particular jurisdiction, but I don' think they can dictate where in that jurisdiction that might be. They can ask the court to remove (some of) the men from the children, but they'll have to present evidence that those particular men represent a threat to particular children. Here's what the TX SC majority said:

the Family Code gives the district court broad authority to protect children short of separating them from their parents and placing them in foster care. The court may make and modify temporary orders “for the safety and welfare of the child,”[4] including an order “restraining a party from removing the child beyond a geographical area identified by the court.”[5] The court may also order the removal of an alleged perpetrator from the child’s home[6] and may issue orders to assist the Department in its investigation.[7] The Code prohibits interference with an investigation,[8] and a person who relocates a residence or conceals a child with the intent to interfere with an investigation commits an offense.[9]

Full Opinion is here

[wardaddy]

is there any proof yet that Jeffs married 12 year olds at this compound....i heard they wanted his DNA for this....to comopare how I wonder.

boy...what a tar pit