In Re Ephraim L.

OPINION

This case involves a clash between a mother’s right to raise her children according to her religious beliefs and the state’s interest, as parens patriae, to ensure that those children’s basic needs are met so that they someday may blossom into sterling citizens. The respondent, Linda A. Logan (Logan or respondent), appeals from the Family Court’s finding that her children, Ephraim and Theodora Logan, 1 were “dependent” on the court for protection and assistance, as well as its orders placing the children in the custody of the Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF or…