Posted on 04/09/2010 11:10:50 AM PDT by Cardhu
A seven-year-old Russian boy who was adopted by an American woman has been sent home on his own with a note saying he was no longer wanted.
Young Artem Savelyev arrived at Moscow airport with the typed note from his adoptive mother which said he was being abandoned after only six months in her care.
Torry-Ann Hansen had admitted to having made a mistake and suggested the boy should be re-housed.
"I no longer wish to parent this child," the unmarried 27-year-old nurse from Tennessee wrote, requesting his adoption be annulled.
She accused the boy's Siberian orphanage of misleading her about Artem's behavioural problems.
Hansen had placed sweets, biscuits and colouring pens in the child's rucksack before checking him onto the 10-hour flight as an unaccompanied minor, reportedly telling him he was going on an "excursion" to Moscow.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.sky.com ...
Children cannot renounce citizenship in most cases.
I don’t know the law in regards to Russian adoption, but it’s entirely possible, even likely that this child is dual citizen at least.
Well, she's wrong on that count. Under U.S. law, since I think, the year 2000, foreign born children adopted by U.S. citizen(s) becomes U.S. citizens at pretty much the instant the plane they are flying in (or other vehicle they are travelling in) touches U.S. soil. There's some paper-work to be completed with "Hoemland Security" (formerly INS), but it's pretty much a formality.
This woman sent an unaccompanied American boy to Russia.
The Russian-issued birth certificate my wife and I were presented with upon adopting our son lists the two of us as his "natural" parents.
Hmmmmmm.
Sayyyyyyyyy... ...now that I think about it, that means MY eight year old Russian-born son has better documentation regarding his qualifications to be U.S. president than the man currenly holding that office...
No. Not dual citizenship.
He became a U.S. citizen when his “mother” brought him here.
LOL. A pity we can't send him back (to Kenya or Indonesia or wherever).
She's NOT 27.
Russians who take US citizenship still are considered Russian citizens by Russia.
US considers child American.
Russia considers him Russian and American.
0bama will get around to dual-citizenship here in US.
This is correct, and US states don’t typically help. Parents are in an impossible situation.
This is crap. Their horrible, drunken, lying, violent society is what hurts these children to begin with.
I'm curious. If misterrob is not qualified to give an opinion because he hasn't adopted any children from Russia, how are you qualified to comment when this particular child has not lived in your home, and you haven't had to deal with the Russian orphanage involved?
I dont blame her for sending him back. Disrupted adoptions happen. If she was lied to and the child is psyhotic or sociopathic back he should go. Not to be cared for on our backs.... what do you think happens to mentally ill kids? They become wards of the state.
SOnds like she was lied to and what is the big deal of sending kids on a 10 hour flight. One pays the airline extra for the babysitting. Happens all the time.
How this mentally unstable, unmarried... “person”... could have made it through the interviews, back-ground checks and other personal investigations to which we were subject as part of the process of adopting a Russian-born child is beyond my ability to comprehend.
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As someone upthread suggested, are we sure that we have the facts? What we have is a horrible indictment of the woman who adopted, but, again, the unaccompanied travel, the note pinned on the lapel.
I sent my 12 year old daughter (a few years ago) to visit her grandparents. We put her on a plane, but we had to (of course would have done so anyway) go down to the gate, speak with the folks at the counter, meet the person who would be handing her off to the grandparents, etc., etc.
Something about this story seems a bit off.
My sister adopted a Korean child, and yes, the flaming hoops they needed to jump through were significant.
I’m posting this on every thread because people are talking like this kid was lighting cats on fire and carrying knives around.
From the AP:
Speaking from the home in Shelbyville that she shares with her daughter, Nancy Hansen said a social worker checked on the boy in January and reported to Russian authorities that there were no problems. But after that, the grandmother said incidents of hitting, kicking, spitting began to escalate, along with threats.
“He drew a picture of our house burning down and he’ll tell anybody that he’s going to burn our house down with us in it,” she told The Associated Press in a phone interview. “It got to be where you feared for your safety. It was terrible.”
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hdX2aH94-cG6tnHX748IeHKU9oAwD9EVM2480
This is a 7 year old kid, probably emotionally about 2, with limited language skills, spitting, kicking, and hitting for the last 3 months, who is drawing pictures. This is acting out, not being a sociopath.
This is a 7 year old kid, probably emotionally about 2, with limited language skills, spitting, kicking, and hitting for the last 3 months, who is drawing pictures. This is acting out, not being a sociopath.
Sociopaths start out as conduct-disordered. I cannot blame her for returning him.
Behavioral issues like these hardly point to a sociopath.
This was news to me, so I looked it up. When we adopted internationally in the ‘80s, our kids had to go through the naturalization process. Things did change in 2001 with the Child Citizenship Act. Thanks for the heads up.
Citizenship for adopted children
1. The Child Citizenship Act (CCA)
CCA became effective on February 27, 2001. The CCA represents a significant and important change in the U.S. immigration law. Under the new law, most foreign-born children adopted by U.S. citizens will automatically acquire U.S. citizenship on the date they immigrate to the United States.
2. Qualification of automatic citizenship of adopted children
Under the CCA, the adopted child will automatically acquire U.S. citizenship on the date that all of the following requirements are satisfied:
1. At least one adoptive parent is a U.S. citizen;
2. The child is under 18 years of age;
3. A full and final adoption of the child is completed; and
4. The child is in the U.S. as a permanent resident.
Individuals who are 18 years of age or older on February 27, 2001, do not qualify for citizenship under the CCA, even if they meet all other criteria. If they wish to become U.S. citizens, they must apply for naturalization and meet eligibility requirements that currently exist for adult lawful permanent residents.
I can't wait to lay that one on my ex-girlfriend (single mom) about her two little monsters angels.
The citizenship act is in force, but there were several years where certificate of citizenship was not issued. These take months and cost hundreds of dollars. Children adopted during early years of the act have difficulty proving citizenship.
Families adopting from Russia can be taking on a very very hard job.
I can’t wait to lay that one on my ex-girlfriend (single mom) about her two little monsters angels.
Have at it!
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