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This child is mentally unstable, violent, has severe psychopathic issues and behave yoer. she believes the russian government lied to her about this child. >> reporter: that's exactly right, kyra. they had several visits with the child dating back to last year when they were beginning this adoption process. on all those visits to the orphanage, they never were allowed to be with the child by themselves. they would ask the authorities at the orphanage what was the mental condition of the child, were there any previous problems. they believed they were lied to. they were told the child was fine....

Russian children last year. that places russia third on the list of the most popular places to adopt from. but it's certainly not an easy process. americans looking to adopt from russia must either be married or a single woman over 25. they must be citizens. they must have a clean bill of health and no criminal background. for russian children to be eligible, they need to have been registered for adoption for at least six months before potential american parents are considered. most agencies say adopting infants younger than 9 months old is impossible. meeting the requirements is only part of ...

>> part of the difficulty of this case, we're here and the child is in russia. so, you know, it's hard for us to know whether the child has been abused or not. >> so this has actually stopped all adoptions now between russia and the u.s. is that correct? >> that's my understanding. at least it's a suspension. part of that is because the russian ministry of education is looking into the case as well. and part of the reason for that, as you know, is because there have been some reports of some other incidents over the last few years. but generally, the adoption process from russia to the united ...

Law. >> i know that you personally are familiar with the adoption process. it is a complicated one and i'm wondering when you talk about this notion of relen quishing a child, because these are complicated and take a lot of time before you get the child, this is not something that happens overnight. is this part of some sort of counseling that new parents go through so that it is explained what you do if you are having problems? >> reporter: i have a little girl and 20 months old from ethiopia. it is a long process. it can take years. there's a lot of background work that goes on this side of ...

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