Texas polygamy and the family lawyers/judges that are fixing their coffee right now

I make this note only in passing because I have a couple of friends who are involved in the family court system either as lawyers or clerks. Supposedly, or at least according to the attorneys I have spoken to, at some point in one's legal career, one crosses paths with the wonderful world of family law. And sometime today in the great state of Texas, 400 or so kids and their respective attorneys are going to try and explain why they should (and why they should not) be taken away from this alleged polygamy sect. See Custody Hearing to Begin in Polygamist Case.

I saw some of the coverage on tv last night as a few of the parents(?) who live(d) in the compound explained how hunky doory it was there. The interview seemed sort of stilted and rehearsed, but what do I know as an average viewer. The whole case to me reeks of nightmarishness for all those involved (including and particularly the court system itself) and the fact this is going to keep playing on the news for however much longer the press can drag it out almost makes watching the election coverage or who gets kicked off American Idol appealing. Almost. Intead, I am enjoying what is beginning to be nice weather and the wedding season.

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