Russian children kept in Finland return to motherFinnish bailiffs have handed over twins Sofia and Artyom, who were kept by their Finnish father, to their mother Svetlana Karelina in the presence of her defense attorney and social service representatives.17:34 24.04.2013
ECHR holds Russia violated adoptive parents' privacy, family rightsThe European Court of Human Rights held Thursday that Russia failed in many capacities to protect the private and family rights of a couple embroiled in a very public child abuse scandal.14:56 18.04.2013
German authorities take son away from Russian academicsRussian-born Dr. Valery and Dr. Julia Gritsak-Groener are trying to reclaim their son William-Valery from the German authorities, who took the boy into custody last October after learning that the Gritsak-Groeners plan to return to Russia.11:40 01.03.2013
Finnish father loses Russian child custody appealThe Supreme Court of Russia’s northwestern Republic of Karelia upheld on Friday a lower court verdict denying Sergei Timonen, a Finnish resident, custody over his children who have Russian citizenship.15:33 25.01.2013
U.S. court rules on lesbian couple's Russian child custody disputeA Californian court has announced the verdict in a custody case involving a Russian child adopted by an American same-sex couple, according to a copy of the court order.17:09 21.01.2013
Former judge who restored drug addict's parental rights refuses jury trialFormer Judge Irina Glebova, who restored the parental rights of a drug-addicted father who later killed his child, has opted against having a jury trial.16:01 21.12.2012
Russian mom might live with children and husband in Finnish shelterRussian citizen Anastasiya Zavgorodnyaya, whose children were taken away from her by the Finnish authorities, may join her family at a social aid center as of December 13.17:38 14.12.2012
Russian court prevents U.S. citizens from adopting a deaf childThe Voronezh Region Court has refused to grant U.S. citizens the right to adopt a 1.5-year-old deaf boy because both of the applicants are also deaf.18:00 03.12.2012
Troubled mother requests political asylum from Russian embassy in HelsinkiAfter Finnish social services recently returned Anastasia Zavgorodnyaya's children to her, the Russian citizen requested asylum from the Russian embassy in Helsinki, Alexander Lukashevich, the Foreign Ministry's official spokesperson, said.17:41 08.11.2012
French court refuses request to postpone trial in child kidnapping caseA French court has refused the request submitted by Irina Belenkaya's husband to postpone the trial against her and to hold the trial behind closed doors.14:13 30.10.2012
Finnish authorities release children to their Russian motherThe Finnish authorities have released Russian citizen Anastasia Zavgorodnyaya's four kids who were sent to an orphanage due to suspicions of child abuse.15:14 26.10.2012
Finnish court upholds decision to take newborn child from Russian motherThe Helsinki Administrative Court has upheld the decision to take a newborn child from Russian national Anastasia Zavgorodnyaya, human rights activist Johan Baeckman told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.14:12 16.10.2012
Finnish social services take four children away from Russian womanA Finnish social service has taken away four children from Russian citizen Anastasia Zavgorodnyaya living in Vantaa, Finland, on the suspicion of child abuse.12:09 01.10.2012
Finnish court denies Russian woman parental custodyThe Finnish Vaasa Appeals Court has rejected Rimma Salonen's request for parental custody of her son Anton, who was taken from Russia in a diplomat's car trunk three years ago.17:49 15.06.2012