Federal Judge Urges Settlement Negotiations In FLDS UEP Trust Case

As previously reported, last month a Utah federal district court held unconstitutional the five years of Utah state court proceedings aimed at reforming the polygamous FLDS Church's United Effort Plan Trust.  The state plans to appeal the ruling. Meanwhile, Fox13Now reports that during a status conference on Tuesday, federal district judge Dee Benson urged attorneys for the state, the FLDS Church and the trust to re-institute settlement negotiations. The parties appear willing to try again, but the matter is complicated by ex-FLDS members who have now moved into some homes on trust property.