In a highly unusual ruling, a state court judge on Thursday voided a U.S. Marine’s adoption of an Afghan war orphan, more than a year after he took the little girl away from the Afghan couple raising her. But her future remains uncertain.
The ruling was a welcome move for the couple who had been identified by the Afghan government as the child’s relatives in 2020 and raised her for 18 months before Marine Maj. Joshua Mast took the child.
A judge voided a U.S. Marine's adoption of an Afghan war orphan, more than a year after he took the little girl away from the Afghan couple raising her.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. >> In a highly unusual ruling, a state court judge on Thursday voided a U.S. Marine’s adoption of an Afghan war orphan, more than a year after he took the little girl away from the Afghan couple raising her. But her future remains uncertain.
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