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.
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 heFor now, the child will stay with Marine Maj. Joshua Mast and his wife, Stephanie, under a temporary custody order they obtained before the adoption. The Masts will have to re-prove to the court that they should be granted a permanent adoption.
The Masts quickly left the courthouse after Thursday's hearing, flanked by their attorneys. The parties are forbidden from commenting by a gag order. Marine Maj. Joshua Mast and his wife, Stephanie, arrive at Circuit Court, Thursday, March 30, 2023 in Charlottesville, Va.Unbeknownst to them, Mast learned about the baby while she was hospitalized, and decided that he and his wife should be her parents. The Masts told Virginia Circuit Court Judge Richard Moore that she was the daughter of transient terrorists who died in the fight, and thus a stateless orphan.
The Masts claim in court filings that they legally adopted the child, and that the Afghan couple's accusations that they kidnapped her are "outrageous" and "unmerited." They have repeatedly declined to comment to the AP.
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