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- Jan 28, 2015
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Couple wants to void adoption of ‘mentally ill’ Russian orphans

Updated: Nov 17, 2020

Posted October 26, 2014, in the New York Post:

A Long Island couple has asked a judge to vacate the adoption of two Russian-born children who suffer from serious mental disorders and are now living in state institutions.

In a rare move, Nassau County Surrogate’s Judge Edward McCarty III will keep his courtroom open for the case, which starts this month, citing public interest in the “disturbing facts” surrounding the adoption, including the allegation that adoption agencies pulled a “bait and switch.”

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