USA/UNITED KINGDOM: BRITISH COUPLE AT CENTRE OF TRANS-ATLANTIC INTERNET ADOPTION CUSTODY BATTLE TO APPEAL AGAINST ARKANSAS COURT RULING

Record ID: 971767

  • Title: USA/UNITED KINGDOM: BRITISH COUPLE AT CENTRE OF TRANS-ATLANTIC INTERNET ADOPTION CUSTODY BATTLE TO APPEAL AGAINST ARKANSAS COURT RULING
  • Date: 6th March 2001
  • Summary: NEW YORK, NEW YORK ,UNITED STATES AND LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM (MARCH 7, 2001) (NO ACCESS NORTH AMERICA/CNN/INTERNET) 1. SCU: NBC "TODAY SHOW" HOST 0.02 2. SV: (SOUNDBITE) (English) ALAN KILSHAW SEATED NEXT TO WIFE JUDITH SAYING: "Naturally we were very diapppointed at the ruling but having said that I've only briefly spoken with my attorney in Arkansas and I haven't spoken with my British lawyer at all yet. The initial indications are we have very good grounds for an appeal in Arkansas and we will be launching an appeal at the earliest opportunity." 0.23 3. SPLIT SCREEN: HOST AND KILSHAW 0.24 4. SV: (SOUNDBITE) (English) JUDITH KILSHAW SAYING: "It's either that or she doesn't know where the hell she lives and she doesn't know any state in America so I mean why say you live in Arkansas if you don't live in Arkansas and why take money off people alleging you do live in Arkansas if you don't." 0.40 5. SCU: NBC HOST 0.43 6. SCU: (SOUNDBITE) (English) GLORIA ALLRED, ATTORNEY OF TRANDA WECKER: "Why it took place in Arkansas I can't tell you, I was not her attorney at that time but I'm glad that it's been set aside because this paves the way for the British court to return the children if it finds that is the appropriate and I think it will to the United States and to Missouri." 1.04 7. SPLIT SCREEN OF KILSHAW'S AND ALLRED: (SOUNDBITE) (English) JUDITH KILSHAW SAYING: "Is Tranda going to return the money she took from us then on the grounds she lived in Arkansas. Can you answer that one please?" / ALLRED RESPONDING: "Tranda did not accept any money for the sale of her babies. All Tranda did was look in the yellow pages where the adoption agency like a lot of birth mothers do and the rest is history. She's a victim of all of this. It's time to end the nightmare and return the babies to her." / KILSHAW SAYING: "If she lives in Missouri which she says now why go to California to find a facilitator when theres hundreds in the yellow pages right near Missouri." / ALLRED RESPONDING: "This facilitator advertised in the yellow pages in Missouri and I don't think she can expected to know everything about this facilitator." 2.07 SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (MARCH 06, 2001) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 8. SV: ALLEN FAMILY LEAVING JUVENILE COURT 2.26 SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (JANUARY 19, 2001) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 9. ZOOM IN: ADOPTED 2-YEAR-OLD BOY, ANGEL, OUTSIDE ALLEN RESIDENCE WITH NANNY 2.45 SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (MARCH 06, 2001) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 10. SCU: (SOUNDBITE) (English) RICHARD ALLEN SAYING "We're just going to have to do everything necessary to get our son back. The court has asked us not to discuss the matter, of course. That's in the best interest of our son and for his protection. And, we're just going to have to proceed with that. Like I said, we had a good hearing and we're just going to have to go through the steps of what it takes to get him back home." 3.14 SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (JANUARY 19, 2001) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 11. CU: PHOTOGRAPH OF SO-CALLED "INTERNET TWINS" 3.21 12. CU: PHOTOGRAPH OF RICHARD AND VICKIE ALLEN WITH TWINS 3.25 SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (MARCH 20, 2001) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 13. SV: ALLENS LEAVING COURT 3.46 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK; LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS; SAN BERNADINO, CA, USA; LONDON, ENGLAND; NORTH WALES, UNITED KINGDOM
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