Lawyers Reaching Custody Agreement in International Kidnapping Case

A custody agreement between the parents of a 3-year-old girl kidnapped by her Russian mother from France in March should be finalized in a few weeks, a French lawyer for the girl's mother, Irina Belenkaya, said Monday.

The agreement will provide for the girl to live either in France or Russia, and one of the parents could voluntarily move to the country of the girl's residence, said prominent Russian lawyer Anatoly Kucherena, who is helping draft the agreement to bring an end to the high-profile custody battle.

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