Many people seem to be coming to the blog looking for information on Rifqa Bary, so I thought I should post an update on her case.
Rifqa is living with a foster family and has visited with her brother. The children of the Orlando couple (Blake and Beverly Lorenz) who gave her shelter when she ran away from Ohio will continue to be allowed to visit Rifqa, despite her parents' lawyer's attempts to convince Judge Daniel Dawson to prevent their visits. The Bary's lawyer also attempted to prevent visits from Rifqa's best friend, Jamal Jivanee. The judge has ordered family mediation, though the parents' lawyer said it would be to no avail. A gag order has been issued for the lawyers involved. The FDLE (Florida Department of Law Enforcement) investigation into allegations of child abuse committed by Rifqa's parents will be sealed for at least ten days. Rifqa's guardian ad litem was concerned because the FDLE questioned Rifqa during the investigation without Rifqa having an adult (namely, the guardian ad litem or Rifqa's lawyer) present. The Orlando Sentinel newspaper petitioned the judge to be a party to the FDLE report. Another hearing will take place on September 29. In the meantime, documents will be collected to show whether the Bary family in in America legally. Rifqa is in America on her mother's visa. That visa expired four years ago.
More information on the Rifqa Bary case can be found at Atlas Shrugs.
Rifqa is living with a foster family and has visited with her brother. The children of the Orlando couple (Blake and Beverly Lorenz) who gave her shelter when she ran away from Ohio will continue to be allowed to visit Rifqa, despite her parents' lawyer's attempts to convince Judge Daniel Dawson to prevent their visits. The Bary's lawyer also attempted to prevent visits from Rifqa's best friend, Jamal Jivanee. The judge has ordered family mediation, though the parents' lawyer said it would be to no avail. A gag order has been issued for the lawyers involved. The FDLE (Florida Department of Law Enforcement) investigation into allegations of child abuse committed by Rifqa's parents will be sealed for at least ten days. Rifqa's guardian ad litem was concerned because the FDLE questioned Rifqa during the investigation without Rifqa having an adult (namely, the guardian ad litem or Rifqa's lawyer) present. The Orlando Sentinel newspaper petitioned the judge to be a party to the FDLE report. Another hearing will take place on September 29. In the meantime, documents will be collected to show whether the Bary family in in America legally. Rifqa is in America on her mother's visa. That visa expired four years ago.
More information on the Rifqa Bary case can be found at Atlas Shrugs.
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