LYNCHBURG, Tenn. (AP) - An American woman who sent her adopted Russian son back to Moscow has been ordered to answer questions from attorneys for an upcoming child support case in Tennessee.
Torry Hansen has refused to talk to investigators since April 2010 when she sent her then-7-year-old adopted son to Moscow with a note saying he had psychological problems and that she didn't want to be his mother anymore.
No criminal charges were ever filed, but her adoption agency filed a lawsuit seeking child support in Bedford County, Tenn., where Hansen was living.
The Shelbyville Times Gazette reported that on Wednesday Circuit Court Judge Lee Russell ordered Hansen to give a deposition to an attorney for the adoption agency on Feb. 20 and set a new trial date for May 17.
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Previous Stories:
- Jan. 23, 2012: Woman who returned Russian adopted boy faces suit
- Nov. 21, 2011: Judge rules Russian adoption case will be open
- Oct. 27, 2011: Returned Russian boy could be added to lawsuit
- Oct. 13, 2011: Trial of lawsuit set in return of Russian boy
- July 30, 2010: Attorney: Returned Russian boy back in orphanage
- April 14, 2010: Driver says Russian boy seemed cheerful
- April 13, 2010: No charges yet against mom in adoption case
- April 12, 2010: Location crucial to charges in adoption case, DA says
- April 11, 2010: Questions continue to surround Shelbyville adoption gone wrong
- April 9, 2010: Local mother weighs in on Russian adoption process
- April 9, 2010: Shelbyville woman returns adopted son to Russia
