NewsChannel5.com | Nashville News, Weather & SportsAttorney For Shelbyville Mother Asks To Withdraw From Case

SHELBYVILLE, Tenn.- An attorney for a former Shelbyville woman who shipped her adopted son back to Russia alone doesn't want to represent her anymore.

In documents filed this week, Torry Hansen's attorney said her client has failed to communicate or respond to her regarding the pending child support lawsuit against her.

In April of 2010, Hansen sent her then 7-year-old adopted son back to Moscow, with a note claiming he had psychological problems, and she no longer wanted him. The case sparked international outrage and an adoption agency filed suit, claiming she should still pay child support for the boy.

A trial for that case is slated to begin in May

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• Feb. 2, 2012 Mom To Face Deposition In Russian Adopted Boy Case
• Jan. 24, 2012 Trial Set For US Mom Who Returned Russian Boy
• Jan. 11, 2012 9-Year-Old Boy Sent Back To Russia Has Been Adopted
• Nov. 11, 2011 Judge Rules Russian Adoption Case Will Be Open
• April 17, 2010 "Send-Back" Mom Will Not Face Charges
• April 13, 2010 Investigation Stalled, Still No Word From Shelbyville Mom
• April 12, 2010 Adoptive Parent Shows Sympathy For Shelbyville Mom
• April 10, 2010 Advocates Criticize Adoptive Mother
• April 9, 2010: Parents Speak Out About Russian Adoption Scandal
• April 9, 2010: Grandmother: Adopted Boy Was Violent, Angry
• April 9, 2010: Mid-State Mom Sends Adopted Son Back to Russia
• April 9, 2010: Tennessee Mother 'Returns' Adopted Boy To Russia