Virginia couple sued by Afghan refugees of crazy scheme to kidnap their baby

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The child is five now. Likely some shared custody might be in the best interest of the child. For the sake of the child, being ripped away from your family to stay with people you don't know at 5 would be quite traumatic.

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You can’t just go around stealing other people’s babies.

The Mast's adoption, guardianship, and custody have all been voided now. She will go to her family in Texas, after the hearing.

She should have immediately been returned to her family. There is no need for further hearings given the delays to date.

Unfortunately it might take a while to get her to her family. From the link posted above:

The child’s fate is still in limbo: The decision by the appellate court Tuesday does not clarify who should ultimately get to raise the girl, and she remains with the Mast family for now. No government agencies involved would clarify Tuesday what the next steps might entail, or what their role might be in determining where the child should live as the remaining legal fight unfolds.

The Masts could appeal to the Virginia Supreme Court and ask that Tuesday’s decision not be enforced through that process.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The child is five now. Likely some shared custody might be in the best interest of the child. For the sake of the child, being ripped away from your family to stay with people you don't know at 5 would be quite traumatic.

j
You can’t just go around stealing other people’s babies.

The Mast's adoption, guardianship, and custody have all been voided now. She will go to her family in Texas, after the hearing.

She should have immediately been returned to her family. There is no need for further hearings given the delays to date.

Unfortunately it might take a while to get her to her family. From the link posted above:

The child’s fate is still in limbo: The decision by the appellate court Tuesday does not clarify who should ultimately get to raise the girl, and she remains with the Mast family for now. No government agencies involved would clarify Tuesday what the next steps might entail, or what their role might be in determining where the child should live as the remaining legal fight unfolds.

The Masts could appeal to the Virginia Supreme Court and ask that Tuesday’s decision not be enforced through that process.

I saw that. Our courts are continuing to traumatize this little girl by not having returned her to her family immediately. And after any of the prior decisions. She should be immediately returned to her family.

[Anonymous]

I find it odd that no DNA testing has been done on this child and her cousin who is petitioning for custody or her siblings in Afghanistan. Supposedly she has 4 older siblings who are still alive while her parents are dead.

When AP went to interview neighbors and the siblings they said she was from the Afghan family but were not able to produce any pictures or proof.

Yet other neighbors said foreign lighter skin family lived there who spoke another language and the baby was theirs.

Surprisingly neither the Red Cross nor the US gov ever requires DNA testing to prove a family relationship.

Does the child have her own lawyer representing her? Maybe it’s in the best interest of the child to get a dna test with this cousin to prove the relationship and if they aren’t related then neither party should get custody. Maybe she should be with her siblings in Afghanistan.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is a horrific story. I adopted internationally many years ago. Every potential adoptive parent is told by the State Department that you cannot adopt a child from a Muslim country. How did he get a visa or Afghan passport with his last name? Hague convention o adoption which stopped most International adoptions also forbids them s. Somebody’s ready needs to get this case quickly into federal court. If anyone knows who is representing Afghans please le me know. There are many people who could help pro bono

If one parent is from the same country it’s sometimes allowed. My husband is Bangladeshi and we looked into it. Only one parents must be a Bangladeshi citizen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I find it odd that no DNA testing has been done on this child and her cousin who is petitioning for custody or her siblings in Afghanistan. Supposedly she has 4 older siblings who are still alive while her parents are dead.

When AP went to interview neighbors and the siblings they said she was from the Afghan family but were not able to produce any pictures or proof.

Yet other neighbors said foreign lighter skin family lived there who spoke another language and the baby was theirs.

Surprisingly neither the Red Cross nor the US gov ever requires DNA testing to prove a family relationship.

Does the child have her own lawyer representing her? Maybe it’s in the best interest of the child to get a dna test with this cousin to prove the relationship and if they aren’t related then neither party should get custody. Maybe she should be with her siblings in Afghanistan.

DNA is irrelevant. The Afghani government, which had jurisdiction, gave this family the child. Then the American came in and kidnapped the child.

If an Afghan citizen came to America and kidnapped an adopted child would you be fine with that because of DNA?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I find it odd that no DNA testing has been done on this child and her cousin who is petitioning for custody or her siblings in Afghanistan. Supposedly she has 4 older siblings who are still alive while her parents are dead.

When AP went to interview neighbors and the siblings they said she was from the Afghan family but were not able to produce any pictures or proof.

Yet other neighbors said foreign lighter skin family lived there who spoke another language and the baby was theirs.

Surprisingly neither the Red Cross nor the US gov ever requires DNA testing to prove a family relationship.

Does the child have her own lawyer representing her? Maybe it’s in the best interest of the child to get a dna test with this cousin to prove the relationship and if they aren’t related then neither party should get custody. Maybe she should be with her siblings in Afghanistan.

Where do you see that she has living siblings?

“The baby had been rescued two years earlier from the rubble of a U.S. military raid that killed her parents and five siblings.”

https://apnews.com/article/afghan-baby-us-marine-custody-battle-b157557538b84b288a0a8415735e24ab

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The child is five now. Likely some shared custody might be in the best interest of the child. For the sake of the child, being ripped away from your family to stay with people you don't know at 5 would be quite traumatic.

j
You can’t just go around stealing other people’s babies.

The Mast's adoption, guardianship, and custody have all been voided now. She will go to her family in Texas, after the hearing.

She should have immediately been returned to her family. There is no need for further hearings given the delays to date.

+1 the court system dragged this on. They are the ones who are causing harm to the child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I find it odd that no DNA testing has been done on this child and her cousin who is petitioning for custody or her siblings in Afghanistan. Supposedly she has 4 older siblings who are still alive while her parents are dead.

When AP went to interview neighbors and the siblings they said she was from the Afghan family but were not able to produce any pictures or proof.

Yet other neighbors said foreign lighter skin family lived there who spoke another language and the baby was theirs.

Surprisingly neither the Red Cross nor the US gov ever requires DNA testing to prove a family relationship.

Does the child have her own lawyer representing her? Maybe it’s in the best interest of the child to get a dna test with this cousin to prove the relationship and if they aren’t related then neither party should get custody. Maybe she should be with her siblings in Afghanistan.

Where do you see that she has living siblings?

“The baby had been rescued two years earlier from the rubble of a U.S. military raid that killed her parents and five siblings.”

https://apnews.com/article/afghan-baby-us-marine-custody-battle-b157557538b84b288a0a8415735e24ab

They were interviewed in this article:
https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-raid-marine-orphan-custody-1e73bba608994a53fca37b904dfd9a81

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The child is five now. Likely some shared custody might be in the best interest of the child. For the sake of the child, being ripped away from your family to stay with people you don't know at 5 would be quite traumatic.

j
You can’t just go around stealing other people’s babies.

The Mast's adoption, guardianship, and custody have all been voided now. She will go to her family in Texas, after the hearing.

She should have immediately been returned to her family. There is no need for further hearings given the delays to date.

+1 the court system dragged this on. They are the ones who are causing harm to the child.

But Mast surely has to be the cause of delay. He refuses to concede, he's a lawyer and has likely done everything possible to fight & delay. A disgrace of a human being. Regardless of his silly for show dress uniform that he apparently wears to court proceedings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The child is five now. Likely some shared custody might be in the best interest of the child. For the sake of the child, being ripped away from your family to stay with people you don't know at 5 would be quite traumatic.

j
You can’t just go around stealing other people’s babies.

The Mast's adoption, guardianship, and custody have all been voided now. She will go to her family in Texas, after the hearing.

She should have immediately been returned to her family. There is no need for further hearings given the delays to date.

+1 the court system dragged this on. They are the ones who are causing harm to the child.

But Mast surely has to be the cause of delay. He refuses to concede, he's a lawyer and has likely done everything possible to fight & delay. A disgrace of a human being. Regardless of his silly for show dress uniform that he apparently wears to court proceedings.

+1
He should be thrown in prison for kidnapping. That should have happened the day he kidnapped her out of her family's arms. The wife should get prison time too!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The child is five now. Likely some shared custody might be in the best interest of the child. For the sake of the child, being ripped away from your family to stay with people you don't know at 5 would be quite traumatic.

j
You can’t just go around stealing other people’s babies.

The Mast's adoption, guardianship, and custody have all been voided now. She will go to her family in Texas, after the hearing.

She should have immediately been returned to her family. There is no need for further hearings given the delays to date.

+1 the court system dragged this on. They are the ones who are causing harm to the child.

But Mast surely has to be the cause of delay. He refuses to concede, he's a lawyer and has likely done everything possible to fight & delay. A disgrace of a human being. Regardless of his silly for show dress uniform that he apparently wears to court proceedings.

But, the courts have ultimate authority here, and they could easily tell him to give the child up *now*. Yes, Mast and his wife are cruel and kidnappers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The child is five now. Likely some shared custody might be in the best interest of the child. For the sake of the child, being ripped away from your family to stay with people you don't know at 5 would be quite traumatic.

j
You can’t just go around stealing other people’s babies.

The Mast's adoption, guardianship, and custody have all been voided now. She will go to her family in Texas, after the hearing.

She should have immediately been returned to her family. There is no need for further hearings given the delays to date.

+1 the court system dragged this on. They are the ones who are causing harm to the child.

But Mast surely has to be the cause of delay. He refuses to concede, he's a lawyer and has likely done everything possible to fight & delay. A disgrace of a human being. Regardless of his silly for show dress uniform that he apparently wears to court proceedings.

+1
He should be thrown in prison for kidnapping. That should have happened the day he kidnapped her out of her family's arms. The wife should get prison time too!

+1. He should be dishonorably discharged and arrested.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I find it odd that no DNA testing has been done on this child and her cousin who is petitioning for custody or her siblings in Afghanistan. Supposedly she has 4 older siblings who are still alive while her parents are dead.

When AP went to interview neighbors and the siblings they said she was from the Afghan family but were not able to produce any pictures or proof.

Yet other neighbors said foreign lighter skin family lived there who spoke another language and the baby was theirs.

Surprisingly neither the Red Cross nor the US gov ever requires DNA testing to prove a family relationship.

Does the child have her own lawyer representing her? Maybe it’s in the best interest of the child to get a dna test with this cousin to prove the relationship and if they aren’t related then neither party should get custody. Maybe she should be with her siblings in Afghanistan.

Where do you see that she has living siblings?

“The baby had been rescued two years earlier from the rubble of a U.S. military raid that killed her parents and five siblings.”

https://apnews.com/article/afghan-baby-us-marine-custody-battle-b157557538b84b288a0a8415735e24ab

They were interviewed in this article:
https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-raid-marine-orphan-custody-1e73bba608994a53fca37b904dfd9a81

Thanks! I hadn’t seen that article.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The child is five now. Likely some shared custody might be in the best interest of the child. For the sake of the child, being ripped away from your family to stay with people you don't know at 5 would be quite traumatic.

j
You can’t just go around stealing other people’s babies.

The Mast's adoption, guardianship, and custody have all been voided now. She will go to her family in Texas, after the hearing.

She should have immediately been returned to her family. There is no need for further hearings given the delays to date.

+1 the court system dragged this on. They are the ones who are causing harm to the child.

But Mast surely has to be the cause of delay. He refuses to concede, he's a lawyer and has likely done everything possible to fight & delay. A disgrace of a human being. Regardless of his silly for show dress uniform that he apparently wears to court proceedings.

+1
He should be thrown in prison for kidnapping. That should have happened the day he kidnapped her out of her family's arms. The wife should get prison time too!

+1. He should be dishonorably discharged and arrested.

Absolutely. The DoD and State Department specifically and explicitly told him not to pursue the matter and he did anyways. When the child arrived in the US and he took possession of the baby, he should have been arrested and courtmartialed. How do we really have military personnel who continue to serve after directly violating instructions from the DoD and State Department regarding international affairs. And bringing a child across international borders to kidnap them, most definitely concern international affairs and a violation of international law.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The child is five now. Likely some shared custody might be in the best interest of the child. For the sake of the child, being ripped away from your family to stay with people you don't know at 5 would be quite traumatic.

j
You can’t just go around stealing other people’s babies.

The Mast's adoption, guardianship, and custody have all been voided now. She will go to her family in Texas, after the hearing.

She should have immediately been returned to her family. There is no need for further hearings given the delays to date.

+1 the court system dragged this on. They are the ones who are causing harm to the child.

But Mast surely has to be the cause of delay. He refuses to concede, he's a lawyer and has likely done everything possible to fight & delay. A disgrace of a human being. Regardless of his silly for show dress uniform that he apparently wears to court proceedings.

I don't understand how he's still in the military - he wrote a document and put it in DoD letterhead to make it appear official. That seems like misrepresentation to the court.

And how diabolical do you have to be to trick a baby's family into coming to the US as refugees in order to kidnap their child. It's disgusting.