Posted by Eugene Volokh:
17-Year-Old Who Converted from Islam to Christianity, and Ran Away from Home
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_09_20-2009_09_26.shtml#1253672132
will [1]stay in Florida temporarily, though perhaps only briefly, and
not with the family with which she had been staying:
A Florida judge said Monday that a teenage girl who ran away from
her New Albany home over religious beliefs won't immediately be
returned to her parents.
The judge ruled that she will stay in Orlando and can have no
contact with the Christian pastor's family that she was staying
with, Orlando television station WFTV reported.
[2]More:
A judge in Florida said Monday he plans to talk to a judge in Ohio
to determine where the case of Rifqa Bary belongs.
Bary, 17, is the religious runaway who in July fled here from her
home near Columbus, Ohio, because she believes her Muslim family
has to kill her due to her conversion to Christianity.
Authorities in both states say there's no credible threat against
the girl. Her parents say they don't want to hurt her....
The judge set mediation between the girl and her parents with
attorneys for Oct. 9. He set a pretrial hearing for Oct. 13. If the
case is shifted back to Ohio, he said, those dates would be made
moot.
Thanks to [3]Religion Clause for the pointer.
References
1.
http://www.10tv.com/live/content/local/stories/2009/09/21/story_bary.html?sid=102
2.
http://www.tampabay.com/news/judges-in-florida-ohio-will-talk-to-decide-jurisdiction-for-rifqa-bary-case/1038055
3. http://religionclause.blogspot.com/
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