Adoption / Foster Care: Russian Adoption in the News - Two Infamous Cases in and Out of Court

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Russian Adoption in the News - Two Infamous Cases in and Out of Court Nov 23rd 2011, 00:31 The Craver Case. On November 18, Michael and Nannette Craver were found guilty of unpremeditated murder of their Russian adopted son, Nathaniel. They each received 16 months in jail on counts of involuntary homicide, and taking into account the fact that they have been in custody since March 2010, they were let go with time served. While prosecutors asked for the death penalty, the jury didn't find that the couple had deliberately murdered the child. Russian officials are very upset by this decision believing that it was too lenient of a sentence and are doing their own investigation to have the Cravers placed on the international wanted list. Nathaniel and his twin sister were adopted in 2003. He died in Augusta 25, 2009, from a head injury five days after arriving to the hospital in a coma. His sister has been staying with family since his death. Sources: Manslaughter of foster kid lands US couple on Russia's wanted list Russia Attacks Sentence of Adoptee's Parents Tennessee Mom Who Returned Her Adopted Russian Child. I'm sure most of you remember back in April 2010, when Torry Hansen returned her then 7-year-old adopted son back to Russia. Inside the child's jacket was a note proclaiming that he had "severe psychopathic issues" and she didn't wish to parent him any longer. Well, the case is finally going to court sometime in early 2012, with The World Association for Children and Parents, Hansen's adoption agency, seeking child support. Hansen tried, unsuccessfully, to close the court hearings, but the judge has ruled that the hearing will be open to the press and public. The court date is set for January, but both sides are needing more time to prepare, so the court date could be pressed back to March or April of next year. Hansen's actions effectively closed down Russian adoptions for almost a year and prompted an adoption agreement between Russia and the United States. SOURCES: Tennessee woman who sent adopted child back to Russia wants court hearings closed Trial of Tenn. woman who returned adopted son to be public

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