Earlier today, Kelly Rutherford was ordered to bring her children to an emergency court hearing so that they could be returned their father, Daniel Giersch, in Monaco. Rutherford showed up, but didn’t bring the kids , which led a judge to inform her that she would face criminal charges if she continued in her refusal to comply with the court’s order. Lawyers for Giersch had already accused Rutherford of child abduction , so perhaps realizing that it’s hard to fight a custody battle from behind bars, she delivered her 8-year-old son and 6-year-old daughter to Giersch’s mother for transportation back to Europe. TMZ reports that the children are currently at the airport awaiting a flight back to Monaco, where they’ve lived with Giersch since 2012. The kids spent the past two months in LA with Rutherford for an extended visitation period. When their time together came to an end last week, however, the actress initially refused to surrender them to Giersch’s family. At first, it seemed as though she planned to fight to keep them in the US permanently. But with the threat of jail time looming and courts in both LA and Monaco determining that the kids belong in Monaco with Giersch, Rutherford wisely decided to give in. Rutherford will likely appeal the custody decision, but her recent act of disobedience is unlikely to help her chances.
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Kelly Rutherford: Children Returned to Daniel Giersch!
