PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – A South Florida mother who ignored a court order and fled with her son to prevent his circumcision has been released from jail.
Heather Hironimus was released from a Palm Beach County jail on bond late Saturday night after spending more than a week behind bars.
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Hironimus, 31, appeared in a Delray Beach courtroom Friday and reluctantly singed a consent form allowing the procedure to be performed on the 4-year-old boy.
She disappeared with the boy in March after ignoring an order by Palm Beach County Judge Jeffrey Gillen to appear in court and consent to the procedure. Gillen issued a warrant for her arrest, and she was taken into custody May 15 in Deerfield Beach after nearly three months in hiding.
Court documents show that Hironimus and the boy's father, Dennis Nebus, had a son together on Oct. 31, 2010. Although they never married, the couple is considered the legal and biological parents of the boy.
Hironimus and Nebus agreed to a circumcision in a 2012 legal document, but Hironimus later changed her mind and fought to prevent the boy's circumcision. Circuit and appellate judges have sided with the father.
Prior to her arrest, Hironimus' attorney, Thomas Hunker, filed an injunction in federal court to prevent the circumcision. However, she dropped the lawsuit last week.
Gillen also granted temporary parental rights to Nebus. An attorney for Nebus didn't comment on the decision.
Hironimus is charged with interference of custody. She signed the consent form as a condition for her release from jail.
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