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"Modern Family actress Ariel Winter has reportedly been removed from her house by a judge after allegations of abuse. The 14-year-old, who stars as Alex Dunphy in the American comedy, was taken out of her home after a judge ruled that claims against her mother of physical and emotional abuse were &amp;quot;serious&amp;quot;, according to TMZ.   A court source said: &amp;quot;On October 3, after a guardianship hearing, a judge determined the allegations that Ariel was being physically and emotionally abused by her mother Crystal Workman were serious enough that the judge placed Ariel in a temporary guardianship with her older sister Shanelle Workman.&amp;quot; They also reported that Winter&amp;#039;s mother was ordered to stay 100 yards away from her. TMZ goes on to claim that Winter&amp;#039;s sister Shanelle was also removed from her mother&amp;#039;s home by the Department of Children and Family Services nearly two decades ago. A source is quoted as adding: &amp;quot;DCFS placed Shanelle in foster care for more than two years. She never went back to her mother.&amp;quot; Workman has since denied the allegations made against her. Another hearing in the case has been set by the judge for November 20. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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