1Gratitude page 4
38Chapter 9: Truth, Lies, and Legal Loopholes 96
2Disclaimer page 5
39The Impact of Changing Natalia's Legal Age 96
3Introduction 11
40Was Natalia Framed in a Conspiracy? 98
4Chapter 1: A Good American Family 14
41Why the Case Is Still Complicated Legally 101
5The Barnetts: A Model American Family 14
42Chapter 10: The Media Circus 105
6Bringing Up a Prodigy: The Ingenuity of Jacob Barnett 15
43Sensationalized Headlines: The Public Reacts 105
7Dreams of Assisting a Needy Child 17
44The YouTube Interviews: The Voices of Natalia's New Parents 106
8A Daughter That Is Unlike Any Other 18
45How the Public Story Was Influenced by the Internet 108
9Chapter 2: Natalia Grace: A New Beginning 22
46Chapter 11: Expert Opinions 113
10The Adoption Process: From Ukraine to the U.S. 22
47Psychological Experts Weigh In: Could a Child Manipulate an Entire Family? 113
11Initial Thoughts: First Impressions upon Meeting Natalia 25
48The Science of Aging Skeletal Structures and Bone Density Tests 116
12The First Happiness: Getting Used to Her New House 27
49How Bias and Inaccurate Memories Could Have Contributed 120
13Chapter 3: A Child or a Stranger? 33
50Chapter 12: The Hulu Adaptation: Good American Family 124
14Uncomfortable Conduct: Early Warning Indications 33
51From Real Life to the Screen: Why Hollywood Took on the Case 124
15Natalia's Advanced Knowledge and Strange Actions 35
52Ellen Pompeo as Kristine Barnett: The Casting and Controversy 125
16Was She Really Six? The First Doubts About Her Age 37
53The Ethical Dilemma: Should This Story Have Been Dramatized? 126
17Chapter 4: Medical Mysteries and Age Controversies 43
54Character Analysis and Plotline 127
18Appointments with Doctors That Caused Eyebrow Raising 43
55Critical Reception and Public Response 129
19Medical Reports in Conflict: Adult or Child? 46
56The Real-Life Impact: Revisiting the Case 129
20The Changing Age of Natalia: Court Cases to Reclassify Her 50
57Chapter 13: Where Are They Now? 131
21Chapter 5: Living in Fear 56
58Natalia's Life Today: A Second Chance or More Scrutiny? 131
22"She Wanted to Kill Us": The Claims Made by Kristine Barnett 56
59After the Trial, Will the Barnetts Rebuild or Stay in the Public Eye? 134
23Are the Bathroom Stains and Bone Fractures Proof of Abuse or Self-Harm? 58
60The Effect on International Adoptions and Adoption Agencies 136
24The Changing Story of Michael Barnett: Is It a Fabrication or Fear? 60
61Chapter 14: The Ethics of Adoption and Identity 142
25Dealing with Uncertainty 63
62How This Case Changed the Way People See Adoption 142
26Chapter 6: The Court Battle Begins 65
63The Challenge of Adopting Children from Overseas 143
27The Legal Move to Change Natalia's Age 65
64The Risks of Rehoming: When Families Give Up on Their Adopted Children 144
28Guardianship Conflicts and the Increasing Fears of the Barnetts 68
65Case Example: The Barnett Family 146
29How the Law Didn't Offer Explicit Solutions 71
66Chapter 15: Conclusion 148
30Chapter 7: Abandonment or Escape? 75
67The Court of Public Opinion: Why People Still Can't Agree 148
31The Apartment Debate: Are People Allowed to Live Together or Are They Left to Live Alone? 75
68What People Believe vs. What the Evidence Actually Shows 149
32According to the landlord's testimony, was she only a scared little girl? 77
69Examining the Case's Psychological Drama 149
33The Barnetts' Relocation to Canada: A New Beginning or an Escape from Justice? 80
70Did the Barnetts commit crimes or were they victims? 151
34Chapter 8: Natalia's Side of the Story 85
71Was Natalia Sufficiently Protected by the Justice System? 151
35Natalia Speaks Out: "I Was a Child Left Alone" 85
72The Barnett Family's Long-Term Effects 152
36Her View on the Adoption and Its Consequences 88
73The Natalia Grace Case's Divisive Legacy 153
37Public Compassion and the Function of Her New Protectors 91
74Why People Are Still Enticed by This Story 154
