Arizona Bills Would Aid Women Who Flee FLDS Polygamous Community

Yesterday's Arizona Republic reported that two bills have been introduced into the Arizona legislature to assist women who have fled Colorado City's FLDS Church. Rep. David Lujan, an attorney with the non-profit Justice for Children, introduced HB 2325 that would severely limit courts in granting custody or unsupervised visitation rights to a parent who is practicing polygamy or child bigamy. This is designed to prevent having wives who have fled from being forced to send their children back to a father and his other wives. The second bill, HB 2647, would provide funding for transitional housing to women who have fled a polygamous relationship or have been victimized by child bigamy.