Where's Natalia Grace now? A blood test revealed the real age of adopt

The curious case of Natalia Grace documented the scandalous demands of her adoptive parents.


In May 2023, survey discovery viewers were initiated The real story With a failed adoption, an unpleasant and disturbing story, whatever the side you believe. The documents The curious case of Natalia Grace centers Michael Barnett , half of a couple who adopted a young girl with a Nanism of Ukraine in 2010. Michael and his wife, Kristine Barnett , who did not participate in the series, said that their new daughter, Natalia Grace Barnett , was actually an adult who pretended to be a child - and that she was "bad" and had tried to hurt them physically.

In the second season of the series, The curious case of Natalia Grace: Natalia speaks , Natalia herself occupies the front of the stage, thwarting Barnett's allegations about her age and making her own affirmations that they have mistreated and neglected. While the Docuseries show that it has evolved and that it had been adopted by a new family which accepted it, it also ends on a cliffhanger as to the place where their relationship is now. Read the rest to find out more about the history of Natalia, how the barnetts were able to make her legally declared an adult and where she is today.

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What happened to Natalia Grace?

Natalia Grace as a child
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Natalia was born with a rare genetic disorder called Spondylopipiphyseal dysplasia Congenit , that the children's hospital in Philadelphia says "leads to a short stature and skeletal anomalies which mainly affect the spine and long bones of the arms and legs". After spending some time in an orphanage in Ukraine, she was brought to the United States by an adoption agency. Barnetts Traveling in Florida To adopt it in 2010, when Natalia was allegedly six years.

Michael makes several shocking claims in the documentary which, according to him, led him, and the rest of his family (the barnetts have three biological sons) to believe that Natalia was actually an adult . Among them, she was already menstruated, had pubic hair and presented certain mature behaviors. They asked for a court of the County of Indiana in 2012 to have the year of birth of Natalia and therefore His age has officially changed , which legally makes him 22 instead of 8.

In addition, Natalia’s adoptive parents said that she was trying to injure them, in particular trying to poison Kristine with the cleaning of the liquid and putting bedbugs on their stairs, and had threatened to stab their sons. Due to these allegations, as well as the assertions that Natalia acted sexually, many have stressed similarities between the history of Barnetts and the fictitious intrigue of The 2009 horror film Orphan , about a 33 -year -old serial killer who pretends to be a nine -year adopted.

After changing his age, the barnetts installed Natalia, alone, in an apartment they had rented in Indiana, then moved to Canada. Some time later, Natalia met Mans Antwon and Cynthia , a couple who invited her to move with them and Finally adopts it .

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What happened to Michael and Kristine Barnett?

Michael Barnett on The Curious Case of Natalia Grace: Natalia Speaks
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Michael asked for divorce of Kristine in 2014. In 2019, the two Michael and Kristine were arrested and charged With the negligence of a dependent person for leaving Natalia to live independently. Michael's case went to judgment and in 2020 a jury I found it not guilty of "negligence causing bodily lesions ... Negligence causing serious bodily injuries ... [and] conspirator [Kristine]", according to the Journal and mail . Early 2023, Accusations against Kristine were dismissed for lack of evidence. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

Five years before the arrest of the former couple, Kristine wrote a book On the parenting of a "genius" - their son, Jacob Barnett . Per yahoo! Entertainment, Jacob has an IQ of 170 and is autistic. (He is now 25 years old and works as theoretical physicist.) His book is titled The spark: the story of a mother to nourish, genius and autism .

Kristine did not participate in the Discovery of Investigation Documents, but Michael was interviewed for a long time during the two seasons. During the second season, he said Kristine was heading and had made any abuse or abandonment of Natalia. (Natalia allegedly alleged Kristine would pulse her , among other forms of control.) He also said that he was the victim of the abuse and the manipulation of Kristine as much as his adopted daughter.

Kristine published an answer to the documentary after the second season broadcast.

"Natalia was much appreciated and neat of my family member. She was not mistreated by anyone in my family," said the Facebook publication now deleted in January 2024 People . "If there had been abuses from Natalia or evidence, I would have been convicted and I would be in prison."

Michael sat with Natalia for a tense conversation in season 2. When he left at some point, the two finally seemed to understand: Natalia even told Michael that she forgave him. Since his separation from Kristine, He remarried And would still live in Indiana, while Kristine resides in Florida.

How old is Natalia Grace?

The Mans family tried to become legal tutors from Natalia in 2016 but did not succeed, because it was not a minor in the eyes of the law. A hearing took place about the age of Natalia at that time, but a judge refused to change the date of birth which was on the books after the Barnetts petition in 2012.

As part of The curious case of Natalia Grace , a DNA test was carried out on Natalia by a company called Trudiagnostics. As indicated by People ,, The blood test in August 2023 was 22 years old , which would mean that she was nine years old when the barnetts adopted it, and 12 or 13 when they left her to live independently in an apartments complex.

"It just proves that I was not on my age," said Natalia on the series when the results were revealed. "[The Barnetts] ignored everything that pointed out to the truth just so that they could create this stupid lie. They knew it and they always did what they did."

Where is Natalia Grace today?

Natalia Grace in The Curious Case of Natalia Grace
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Natalia was legally adopted by men in June 2023, as shown in the documentary. While the couple and Natalia admit that she has fought against certain behavioral problems when she came to live with Antwon, Cynthia and their children, the adoption audience turns out to be a joyful opportunity, the three participants wearing shirts celebrating the day.

However, season 2 of The curious case of Natalia Grace Leave aside on a less positive note. Producers share a Telephone call they receive from man , in which Antwon says: "Something is not going with Natalia. This girl has refined. I have the impression that she is the enemy of the house. And she told us, we held her hostage. We are. pretends that we were the enemy. "

"Natalia stabs her family in the back, on a complete lie," adds Cynthia.

Antwon continues: "She did something else too, but it was a new hollow. Natalia has no emotions for herself. We are done. We are done with her."

Natalia has created a GoFundme page For herself on January 7, 2024, telling the potential donors that she collected funds to move alone and launch a photography business.

In a later interview with The sun ,, Cynthia addressed the phone call But refused to explain the circumstances which led there, citing the continuous filming of docuseries as reason.

"We are absolutely perfect," she said about the status of her family with Natalia. "No, she doesn't live with us but we're fine." She said at the point of sale that Natalia "lived with friends", but that they were still in regular communication with her.

Men often have photos of Natalia on Their Instagram account , and she shared glimpses of her life on her personal account. After the broadcast of the final of the season, She posted a selfie In addition to the legend: "I'm fine and I'm fine and thank you all for your support and your prayers. I would like to be able to tell you more about the show, but I signed an agreement with the show to keep things Confidential for the moment. I'm going to let you know when I can surely, but I know I'm fine. Love yourself. "

The discovery of investigation has not yet announced Another season of The curious case of Natalia Grace , but executive producer Shannon Evangelista seemed to be referring to Variety So that more of this story is on the way.


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