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Lawyer: Returned Russian Boy Artyom Savelyev Back in Orphanage

(July 30) -- The Russian boy whose American adoptive mother returned him to Moscow is back in an orphanage again, a lawyer for an adoption agency said today. Larry Crain, an attorney who works for the World Association for Children and Parents, said 8-year-old Artyom Savelyev is awaiting adoption by another family,...

Russia: Agreement Reached on Adoptions by US Parents

(July 23) -- Russian officials said today an agreement in principle had been reached in setting new ground rules for U.S. adoptions of Russian children, a process thrown into turmoil this spring when a Tennessee woman sent back her 7-year-old adopted son. A U.S. State Department official confirmed that negotiators had...

Cops Investigate Mom Who Sent Russian Son Packing

(April 13) -- The Sheriff's Department in Bedford County, Tenn., said today it is conducting an investigation into the "acts and omissions" of Torry Hansen, the Shelbyville woman who last week returned her adopted 7-year-old son to his Russian homeland. According to a press release provided to AOL News, the Sheriff's...

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05/18/12 US Court protects Russian orphan Source: Voice of Russia A US court has sentenced Torry Hansen, who sent her adopted Russian son back home, to pay thousands of dollars for damage and legal fees.
02/23/12 Mom to Face Contempt in Russia Adopted Boy Case Source: NBC - Count on 2 - Charleston SC SHELBYVILLE, Tennessee (AP) An American woman who sent her 7-year-old adopted Russian son back to Moscow has been ordered by a judge to appear in court to face contempt charges.
10/27/11 Judge asked to bar media in Russian adoption case Source: The Daily News Journal NASHVILLE, Tenn. A Tennessee mother who sent her adopted Russian child back to his home country wants to exclude the media from court hearings in a lawsuit filed against her by the adoption agency.
08/22/10 Documents 'fudged' because of concerns about Russian... Source: Times-Gazette - Shelbyville TN E-mails between adoption workers involved with the case of a Russian boy who was sent back to his homeland alone by a former Shelbyville woman appear to indicate that reports about the placement of the child to Russian officials may have been "fudged."
07/30/10 Russian Boy Back In Orphanage Source: FOX - FOX 13 - Memphis TN An attorney for an adoption agency says a Russian boy who was sent back to Moscow by his American adoptive mother has been placed back in an orphanage.