Mary Anaya's 6 week old breastfeeding son is finally home after a week in
state foster care custody due to a female County Judge's social and medical
decision on metabolic screening.
Judy Ritchie

http://www.nebraskainjurylawreport.com/


Baby is now home from foster care

October 17, 2007
Baby Joel Anaya was welcomed home Tuesday into his mother's arms. And his
father's arms. And his sister's. And his brother's. And another sister's.
And another brother's.

In fact, all nine of Joel's siblings held, kissed or otherwise fawned over
the 6-week-old brother they hadn't seen since he was whisked into foster
care last week.

"Finally, he's home," said older brother John Anaya. "He should have never
left."

The family of 12 piled onto a small couch for a photograph of the happy
moment, with the baby in the center. Not having Joel "has been very
stressful for the family," said Josue Anaya, their father.

Despite the objections of Josue Anaya and his wife, Mary, Joel's blood was
drawn Friday and screened for medical conditions, as required by state law.
The tests screen for a variety of conditions, including cystic fibrosis and
sickle cell disease, which could lead to mental retardation or death.

Joel had been in state custody since Oct. 10 when a petition was filed in
Douglas County Juvenile Court, alleging the Anayas put their son at risk by
not having him screened.

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