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Associated Press
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Published: Tue, April 22, 2008 - 4:32 pm
Last Updated: Tue, April 22, 2008 - 4:53 pm
SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) - Child welfare officials in Texas are inthe process of moving 437 children of a polygamous sect to
temporary foster care facilities around the state.
Officials have said they will try to keep siblings together when
possible, though some polygamous families may have dozens of
siblings.
A judge today signed an order allowing the state to begin moving
the children into temporary foster care facilities until DNA
testing is completed and individual custody hearings can be
completed by June.
Last week, a judge ordered that DNA samples be taken to help
determine the parentage of the children, many of whom were unable
to describe their lineage.
Authorities believe the sect forces underage girls into
marriages with older men. No one has been arrested.
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