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Singapore Adoptive Parents Await Verdict as Indonesia Calls Further Review

7/24/2026

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David and Ally, adoptive parents in Singapore, await a decision on keeping their adopted child after a verdict.
They said they lived almost a year in fear while waiting and had performed background and Singaporean government checks expecting to detect trafficking.
Indonesia’s foreign affairs ministry said the children’s legal status, biological parents’ identities and the Singapore proceedings need further examination and affirmed its commitment to the children’s best interests.

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David and Ally, adoptive parents in Singapore, await a decision on keeping their adopted child after a verdict.
They said they lived almost a year in fear while waiting and had performed background and Singaporean government checks expecting to detect trafficking.
Indonesia’s foreign affairs ministry said the children’s legal status, biological parents’ identities and the Singapore proceedings need further examination and affirmed its commitment to the children’s best interests.