The actress maintains she was simply acting in her kids’ best interests after judges in both California and New York insisted they had no jurisdiction over the case, but she was chastised by New York Supreme Court Judge Ellen Frances Gesmer on Tuesday and ordered to immediately hand Hermes and Helena over to their paternal grandmother, who attended the hearing in her son’s place.
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Kelly Rutherford is fighting back at claims she “kidnapped” her two young children when she failed to return them to their father in Monaco.
Kelly Rutherford feels like her children’s “voices have not been heard”. On Wednesday following the court finalization, Rutherford made a stated through her lawyer saying “What the judge did yesterday was shocking, illegal, and abusive to my children”. The battle between the two has been going on for over six years.
The actress refused to return them to Monaco last week, as previously agreed, and Daniel accused her of child abduction.
“I walked into a courtroom where everything felt like it was already done”.
However, when the day came she refused to put them on a plane and allegedly ignored emails telling her to comply – until a judge stepped in to deport the children.
The situation between the children, which are schedule to exit region right now, appeared to be delivered to the New York a trial in family court whenever the estimate dominated against their personal woman. “As for Judge Gesmer, she has to live with herself, and if she has a conscience, I suspect she will not sleep well, ever again”, she sniped. “I’m glad they didn’t have any notice”, the Gossip Girl alum shared. In a way, I think it would [have been harder].
“I think kidnapping is when no one knows where the children are”, said Rutherford on Friday’s “Good Morning America“. And, you know, I was happy the way it ended up, the way it happened.
Murphy added that Hermes and Helena were only supposed to be in Monaco with their father for a temporary amount of time.
Rutherford’s attorney, Wendy Murphy, says the “saddest part” of her client’s situation is that “no American court seems to give a damn”. In a highly controversial 2012 ruling, a California court ordered the American born kids to Europe after Giersch’s American visa was revoked. ‘Your grandma is here.
You’re being vocal not only for your children – this is happening to so many people.
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“We just all had to sort of be up for them”.
