Torry Hansen

Hansen ordered to pay $150K, monthly child support (05/18/12)
A former Shelbyville woman who sent her adopted son back to Moscow two years ago was ordered Thursday to make monthly child support payments and pay damages in the case. Torry Hansen was ordered by Circuit Court Judge Lee Russell to pay damages of $150,206 for breach of contract, legal fees and back child support for Artyom Saveliev, plus an additional $1,000 per month of child support starting June 1 until he turns 18...

Hansen wants court order enforced (04/26/12)
A former Shelbyville woman who sent her adopted son back to Moscow two years ago has asked a California Superior Court judge to enforce a ruling of the Russian Federation Supreme Court which annulled the adoption. In April 2010, Torry Hansen sent Artyom Savaliev back alone on a plane to Russia, claiming he had severe psychological problems and was violent...

Hansen won't appear in court (04/18/12)
A former Shelbyville woman who sent her young adopted son back to Russia two years ago won't be appearing in court, her mother told the T-G. Nancy Hansen's daughter, Torry Hansen, sent Artyom Savaliev back alone on a plane to Moscow, claiming he was violent...

Hansen files suit against Russian newspaper (03/18/12)
A former Shelbyville resident who lost her child support lawsuit over a boy she adopted from Russia is reportedly suing a newspaper in that country. According to the Russian Legal Information Agency, Torry Hansen submitted a lawsuit against Rossiyskaya Gazeta, a newspaper founded by the Government of the Russian Federation in 1990 that publishes state decrees...

Hansen must pay: Judge (03/08/12)
LYNCHBURG -- Torry Hansen has lost the child support lawsuit filed against her after refusing to appear in person. Circuit Court Judge Lee Russell granted a motion for default judgment against the former Shelbyville resident, who had been ordered to appear in Lynchburg on Wednesday morning...

Hansen must pay child support (03/07/12)
LYNCHBURG -- Torry Hansen has lost the child support lawsuit filed against her after refusing to appear in person. Circuit Court Judge Lee Russell granted a motion for default judgment against the former Shelbyville resident, who had been ordered to appear in Lynchburg on Wednesday morning...

T-G EXCLUSIVE: Nancy Hansen speaks out on Russian adoption case (02/23/12)
The family of a woman who sent her adopted son back to Russia in 2010 is speaking out, claiming they never wanted the press barred from court proceedings -- and blasting the attorney they fired earlier this month. In April 2010, former Shelbyville resident Torry Hansen sent her adopted Russian son back to Moscow alone on a plane with a note saying he was violent, had psychological problems and that she didn't want him anymore...

Torry Hansen doesn't appear for deposition (02/23/12)
A judge will decide today whether to charge Torry Hansen with contempt of court for refusing to appear Monday for a deposition in a suit over her abandonment of a Russian boy she adopted. Three weeks ago, Hansen was ordered by Circuit Court Judge Lee Russell to be deposed in the ongoing lawsuit filed against her by two adoption agencies for child support and breach of contract...

Hansens' website to tell their views (02/23/12)
The former Shelbyville family at the center of an international adoption issue say they plan to release documents on the Internet telling their side of the story. Nancy Hansen told the T-G in an exclusive interview that within the next several weeks, "there's going to be big breaking news, and it won't be coming from Tennessee."...

Hansen's lawyer asks to step aside (02/17/12)
The attorney for a former Shelbyville resident who abandoned her adopted son from Russia has asked to withdraw from representing her in an ongoing lawsuit. On Wednesday, Sandra L.M. Smith filed a motion to withdraw as counsel for Torry Hansen, stating that the woman "terminated council's [sic] legal services" on Feb. 8...

Hansen ordered to give deposition in child support case (02/02/12)
LYNCHBURG -- A former Shelbyville resident at the center of an international adoption controversy has been ordered to give a deposition in her upcoming child support case, while the trial date was moved to May. Torry Hansen will finally answer questions about the case on Feb. 20, and then stand trial on May 17, Circuit Court Judge Lee Russell ordered on Wednesday...

Hansen support suit set for March (01/24/12)
March trial dates have been set for a former Shelbyville woman who sent her adopted Russian son back to Moscow alone on a plane with a note stating she didn't want him anymore. Torry Hansen is facing a lawsuit for child support that could require her to publicly answer questions about her actions. A trial is set to begin March 27 in Bedford County Circuit Court, with a hearing set in the case on Feb. 1...

Russian boy finds adoptive family (01/10/12)
Artyom Savelyev, the boy sent back to Russia by his adopted mother from Shelbyville in 2010, has finally found a home. According to the Russian State News agency RIA Novosti, the 9-year-old has joined 16 other children who are being cared for by a woman that has raised several generations of abandoned children...

Hansen trial reset again (01/04/12)
No trial date has yet to be set for a former Shelbyville resident who sent her adopted Russian child back to his home country in 2010. Tuesday had originally been set for Torry and Nancy Hansen and attorneys representing a Washington state adoption agency to appear in Bedford County Circuit Court for trial...

Monkey case, adoption wrangling among year's top stories (12/28/11)
Perhaps the most unexpected new story of the year, and the continuation of last year's top story, take the sixth and fifth places on the Times-Gazette's annual countdown of the top local news stories of 2011 as determined by a poll of the Times-Gazette staff...

Hansen trial to be open (11/22/11)
The public and news media will be allowed access to the trial and records involving the case of a woman who sent her adopted Russian child back to his home country last year, a judge ruled Monday. However, it seems unlikely that the trial itself will go on in January as planned since both sides did not appear to be ready to proceed...

Hansen hearing postponed as public access debated (10/28/11)
A dispute over whether or not the proceedings should be open to the public and the press has resulted in the postponment of a hearing on two motions in the case against the family that put an adopted son on a one-way flight to Russia, creating an international incident...

Trial date of Jan. 3 set for Hansen case (10/12/11)
A trial date has been set over a lawsuit against the family that sent an adopted Russian boy back to Moscow last year, sparking an international incident. However, motions will be heard later this month that could possibly bring an end to the litigation...

Adoption draws world's gaze (01/02/11)
An international adoption gone bad, which brought world media attention to Shelbyville, has been voted the top story of 2010 by a poll of Times-Gazette staff members. Coming in at number two was an ongoing dispute about how to pay for city garbage collection...

No new hearing date set for Russian boy (11/09/10)
No date for a new hearing has been scheduled for legal action in the case of a Russian boy sent back to his homeland by his adoptive mother. A hearing had been initially set for last Monday in Bedford County Juvenile Court concerning the matter surrounding 7-year-old Justin A. Hansen, who was sent back to back to Moscow in April without an adult escort by his adoptive mother Torry Hansen, which triggered an international uproar over the adoption of Russian children...

Next Hansen court action in November (10/12/10)
A hearing has been set for November in juvenile court concerning legal action in the case of a Russian boy sent back to his homeland by his adoptive mother. Lawyers will appear next on Nov. 1 to discuss the case of 7-year-old Justin A. Hansen, who was sent back to back to Moscow in April without an adult escort by his adoptive mother Torry Hansen, which triggered an international uproar over the adoption of Russian children...

Status conference set for Hansen situation (10/08/10)
A status conference is scheduled for Monday in Bedford County Juvenile Court concerning a petition in the case of a Russian boy sent back to his homeland by his adoptive mother. In April, adoptive mother Torry Hansen sent 7-year-old Justin A. Hansen, also known as Artyom Savelyev, back to Moscow without an adult escort, triggering an international uproar over the adoption of Russian children...

Hansen petition transferred to juvenile court (08/13/10)
A petition requesting an adoption agency be appointed as a temporary guardian for a Russian boy sent back to his homeland by his adoptive mother has been moved to juvenile court. The World Association for Children and Parents filed the petition in May requesting that Bedford County's Circuit Court appoint the agency as a temporary guardian for 8-year-old Justin A. Hansen...

Venue change asked for Hansen (07/30/10)
A Bedford County judge will rule next month whether a petition filed by an adoption agency to be appointed as a temporary guardian for a Russian boy sent back to his homeland by his adopted mother will be moved to juvenile court. In May, the World Association for Children and Parents filed a petition requesting that Bedford County's Circuit Court appoint the agency as a temporary guardian for eight-year-old Justin A. Hansen...

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