Adoptive Mom Who Returned Russian Child Shops Around

Adopting a child is nothing at all like ordering a vacuum cleaner from Amazon.com. If the vacuum cleaner doesn't work as advertised, you just put it back in the box and send it back. But if a child does not adapt well to his or her new family, particularly a child from halfway around the world, then that's just the luck of the draw.

Apparently Tennessee mother Torry Hansen thought her adopted 7-year-old son came with a return policy, ABC News reported, as she put him on a one-way airplane trip back to his native Russia.

Now it appears the adoptive mother is shopping around for a replacement to the "defective" Russian child. Although the mother lives in Tennessee, would any Chicago family law attorneys care to weigh in on her chances of getting approved for another adoption after this ordeal?

If she is given the go-ahead, the new child most likely won't be Russian. The country halted US adoptions of Russian children just one week after Torry Hansen rejected her adoptive son, BBC News reported. In all fairness, the mother claims the process was riddled with problems and that she was deceived. She sent a note with the boy that read as follows:

"To Whom It May Concern: This child is mentally unstable. He is violent and has severe psychopathic issues. I was lied to and misled by the Russian orphanage workers and director regarding his mental stability and other issues."

So despite all of the negative press attributed to this woman, just consider the prospect of adopting what you thought was a relatively healthy and mentally stable child only to find that he has psychopathic tendencies. The agency may have lied to her just to get him out of their hair, unless she's not telling the whole truth.

Since he's back in Russia, the boy wouldn't be able to testify on his behalf if there were any case against Torry Hansen. If you have any questions about adopting a child from another country, call an Illinois family lawyer for advice.

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