Maureen puts Christmas on hold for love of orphan

A WOMAN who moved to France two months ago so she could adopt an Indian boy born with only one limb will celebrate Christmas without her husband and family.

Maureen puts Christmas on hold for love of orphan

British-born Maureen Attig, 52, and her retired Irish-American husband, Don, 68, who lives in Donoughmore, Co Cork, are both considered too old under Irish and British law to adopt the five-year-old orphan.

But Ms Attig, who once worked in France, wants to live and work there until she can adopt Tony under French law.

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