there are ways such as x-rays of the wrist bones to see a balpark.
Texas has a high age of consent law with a rebuttable presumption for 14-17.
Yes these folks have pointed out a need to fix texas law.
The technical name is Bone Age. It involves more x-rays than just the wrist and can be used medically in cases of delayed or precocious puberty when compared to the known age. It is often not a true measure of chronological age. I’m skeptical it would work in this instance. If the woman-child says she’s 17 but her bone age is 14, defense could argue delayed development.
But you have to get the kids to an X-ray machine in the first place. And yea, it’s not by mistake that they’re in Texas.
The more I learn about Jeffs, the more I’m just awed at how well planned all this was. Remove calendars, celebrations that mark time, separate those who can remember when you were born, isolate, instill fear of ‘the government’ and the outside.
And use God to scare the bejeebers out of them (and yes, it works, well).