A new development in the case of the Tennessee woman who placed her adopted Russian son on a plane back to Russia with a note in his backpack: she’s been sentenced to pay child support. ABC News picked up the story from Associated Press reporter Kristin M. Hall:

A judge in Tennessee has ruled that an American woman must pay child support for the adopted son she sent back to Russia.

Circuit Court Judge Lee Russell approved a motion on Wednesday for default judgment against Torry Hansen, who has repeatedly failed to appear in court and at depositions.

Read the full piece here: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/tenn-mom-boy-russia-pay-support-15871109#.T15E_hyjyyY