Natalia Grace Mans is a Ukrainian-born American with dwarfism whose case gained notoriety after her adoptive parents, the Barnetts, claimed she was an adult posing as a child. Adopted in 2010, the Barnetts successfully petitioned to have her birth year legally changed from 2003 to 1989. They abandoned her in 2011. A 2023 DNA test estimated her age around twenty-two, indicating she was approximately eight years old when abandoned. Her birth year has since been legally restored to 2003.
On April 20, 1979, Anna Volodymyrivna Gava, Natalia's biological mother, was born in Latvia.
If Natalia's court-assigned birth date of 1989 were correct, Gava would have given birth to Natalia at ten years of age.
In 2011, Natalia Grace's adoptive parents successfully sought a court order legally changing her birth year from 2003 to 1989.
In 2012, Natalia's birth date was legally changed to 1989.
September 4, 2003 is Natalia's original birth date, supported by birth and hospital records from Ukraine.
Natalia Grace was born in 2003 in Ukraine. Her birth year was later legally restored to 2003 after being changed to 1989.
In 2009, the film "Orphan" was released, which Cynthia Mans believes inspired Kristine Barnett to legally change Natalia's age.
In 2010, at the age of seven, Natalia Grace was adopted by an American family.
In the spring of 2010, Natalia Grace was adopted by Kristine and Michael Barnett after having a previous adoptive placement in the United States.
In 2011, Natalia Grace was abandoned by her adoptive parents one year after being adopted. Her adoptive parents claimed that Natalia was an adult and sought a court order to legally change her birth year from 2003 to 1989.
In 2012, the Barnetts successfully petitioned the Marion County court to change Natalia's Ukrainian birth records to indicate a 1989 birth date, legally changing her age from eight to twenty-two.
In July 2013, the Barnetts moved Natalia to an apartment in Westfield, Indiana, and later Lafayette, Indiana, before moving to Canada.
In 2019, Natalia appeared on an episode of Dr. Phil.
In August 2023, a DNA test conducted by TruDiagnostic estimated Natalia Grace to be around twenty-two years old. This suggests Natalia was approximately eight years old when she was left in her first apartment in 2011.
In 2023, Natalia's life became the subject of the Investigation Discovery series "The Curious Case of Natalia Grace" which was later re-titled to "The Curious Case of Natalia Grace: Natalia Speaks" for season 2.
Season 3 of "The Curious Case of Natalia Grace" premiered on January 7, 2025, on Max.
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