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Utah FLDS Members Will Be Able To Get Individual Title To Property

By Howard M. Friedman

Yesterday's Deseret News reports that Utah Judge Denise Lindberg , who is overseeing the reorganization of the United Effort Plan that owns assets of the FLDS Church, says that she will not prevent FLDS members from gaining ownership of their own property. The judge's comments came in response to a question raised in court by FLDS spokesman, Willie Jessop. This marks the first time that FLDS members have been willing to participate at all in the court proceedings. Lindberg said, "I certainly am not going to put a religious test on the eventual distribution of property." There may, however, be restrictions on property when individuals gain ownership of it. The Houston Chronicle reports that restrictions include a ban on individuals returning the property to the church.

Full post as published by Religion Clause on August 15, 2008 (boomark / email).