Archive · 15 Sep 2025
Chinese Court Grants Custody of US-Born Girls to Grandfather
Two young girls, born in the United States and holding American passports, are at the center of a family legal issue in China.
Their mother, who had kept details about the children's father a secret, passed away.
This prompted a court case.
The girls' maternal grandfather, who is 81 years old and had been raising them in Shanghai, has been granted custody.
The girls were born using suspected IVF.
Two girls, aged eight and ten, were born in the United States.
The girls hold American passports.
Their mother passed away from cancer.
The girls were raised in Shanghai by their mother and grandfather.
An 81-year-old grandfather has been granted custody.
- Who
- Two young girls, their grandfather, and their late mother.
- What
- A court case regarding the custody of two girls.
- When
- The girls were born in 2015 and 2017, and the mother died last year.
- Where
- Shanghai, China and United States.
- Why
- The mother's death led to a custody dispute.
- Children's Ages
- Eight and ten years old
- Birth Location
- United States
- Citizenship
- American passports
- Mother's Status
- Deceased from cancer
- Current Guardian
- Maternal grandfather
- Grandfather's Age
- 81