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Angelina
Jolie Escapes Adoption Ordeal
10/27/05
Angelina Jolie is sighing with relief after an Ethiopian judge ruled
she is the legal guardian of baby daughter Zahara.
The actress feared she'd have to refile paperwork when the alleged
mother of the little girl, who was believed to be dead, came forward to
thank Jolie for giving her child a better life.
Under Ethiopian law, the adoption papers needed to be refiled because
details given about the baby's mother were incorrect.
But Judge Dadmachew Tesfaye, who investigated the case, has declared
Jolie did nothing wrong and the baby in now legally hers.
He says, "The adoption is legal and still stands. The evidence
presented to the court shows the child was an orphan. That is
sufficient."
Jolie adopted baby Zahara in June (05).
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