Judge Supports Ruling To Remove Lev Tahor Children

An Ontario judge has upheld a Quebec ruling ordering 13 children in the Lev Tahor sect to be surrendered to child welfare authorities.

However, the children will remain in Chatham-Kent with their families pending a 30-day appeal period.

"We're disappointed," Chris Knowles, the lawyer representing the Lev Tahor families, said outside the Chatham, Ont., courthouse. "It's not the ruling we expected. It's not the ruling that we hoped for. We have to talk among ourselves to decide what the next step is."
Child welfare officials are to make spot checks with the families to make sure they haven't fled, Justice Stephen Fuerth ordered.

If no appeal is filed, the children will be removed and placed in foster care. Knowles said he is not sure there are grounds for appeal at this point, but he said his clients will consider all of their options. "We just received the judgment, there's a lot in there, so we need to decide whether there are any appealable issues," he said. Click Here for more. 

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