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Monday, June 14, 2010

Michigan Family Completes Russian Adoption

A couple of months ago, the already complicated process of adopting children from Russia got even more complicated when a woman “returned” her adopted son back to Russia, saying she couldn’t care for him. Joshua and Karen Ganzevoort felt the effects.

When they were in court, the judge asked a lot of questions. … Some questions were more challenging. Joshua Ganzevoort recalls, "They asked us some questions about how we would raise him, and where he’s living, and what we thought about the lady who sent back the child.” [Source: WZZM 13 – Grand Rapids, MI]

Despite the added scrutiny, the Ganzevoort’s adoption was approved, and their new son – Eman – has returned with them to Michigan. The family is preparing to celebrate his first birthday.


 

Labels: international, Russia

Posted By: Stefanie Hamilton

Comments:

Chelsea on 12/3/2010
I can understand the added scrutiny. They want to try to keep this from happening again. I also can see the frustration that the parents had when they felt they had no choice but to return the child, although the way they did it was pretty harsh.