We knew it – Tam Binh Orphanage denounces story

See? We were right. Tam Binh Orphanage’s director Nguyen Van Trung gave an interview with the Saigon Giai Phong newspaper. According to Mr. Trung:

[...] the orphanage tried to find Sang’s (Pax’s) relatives through a newspaper ad, but there was no answer within 30 days. Sang thus was legally an orphan. Accordingly, it was the orphanage’s director who signed the agreement to give Sang to his foster parent, not any grandparent or parent of his.

When asked if there is any legal grounds wherein the boy’s birth mother could demand the return of her child, Trung said it was absolutely impossible.

Once Angelina Jolie signed the paper with the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Justice, Pax officially became her son. At this point if the biological mother does show up all she will be given is confirmation that her birth son was adopted, and where and how he lives. That is the extent of her rights.

The article closes with a reassurance about Pax’s health:

Before the adoption, Sang went through testing at the HCM City Pasteur Institute, which affirmed that the child was completely healthy, HIV-free, and free of any liver problems as well as other contagious diseases,” he said.

Thanks to the nameless reader who sent me the link.