Anyone else following this incredible saga?
http://www.people.com/article/kelly-rutherford-granted-sole-custody-children
The Gossip Girl star has been given sole legal and physical custody of her two children temporarily after a California judge ruled that son Hermes, 8, and daughter Helena, almost 6, be brought back to the United States from Monaco, where they had been living with father Daniel Giersch since 2012.
According to a court order filed Friday, the children must return to Los Angeles, and their mother will keep their passports. A hearing at the L.A. Superior Court – where Rutherford, Hermes, Helena and Giersch or his representative are required to be present – is scheduled for June 15.
The news comes after Rutherford told PEOPLE that Giersch would not allow her to see the kids after she arrived in France for her latest trip Thursday unless she gave their U.S. passports to someone his legal team called “a neutral person” but she claimed was one of his attorneys.
Here’s a good summary:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/time-state-department-bring-actress-kelly-rutherfords-american/story?id=29982224
And one more:
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/kelly-rutherford-wins-temporary-sole-custody-kids-article-1.2234013
I’m happy for her. Cannot imagine what she has been through in the past few years. Just hope she is able to physically get the children from Monaco to the US quickly.