FLDS seek to stop sale of border lands
Posted by: joshuah in FLDS, United Effort Plan TrustMembers of the Fundamentalist LDS Church are seeking to block the sale of land in the polygamous border towns of Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Ariz.An emergency hearing is scheduled this afternoon in Salt Lake City’s 3rd District Court where lawyers for FLDS members Willie Jessop, Dan Johnson and Merlin Jessop are asking to halt the sale of any property under the control of the United Effort Plan Trust.
“Such sales pose an immediate and fundamental threat to the religious communal lifestyle and beliefs of the community because they threaten its self-sufficiency, and thus are contrary to law, constitutional rights, and the best interests of the people who live on Trust property and rely on it for their sustenance,” FLDS lawyer Rod Parker wrote in court papers filed Aug. 18.
But lawyers for the UEP Trust said the emergency request illustrates the problem that has plagued the FLDS Church’s real-estate holdings arm since it was taken over by the courts in 2005.
“Many members of the Trust’s beneficiary class simply refuse to recognize the authority and the actions of this court,” wrote lawyer Jeffrey L. Shields, who represents the court-appointed special fiduciary. “Such beneficiaries repeatedly ignore this court’s rulings, and act as if the former trustees/FLDS religious leaders are, or should be, still in control of the trust.”
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