CAROL LIN, CNN ANCHOR: A British couple is going to court to fight for custody of the twins they adopted over the Internet. CNN's Tom Mintier joins us from Birmingham, England, with the latest on that controversial case -- Tom.</s>TOM MINTIER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Carol, the case is before the high court here in Birmingham. And a justice, behind closed doors in chambers, has been hearing from both sides, from Judith Kilshaw and her husband Alan, and also from the British Child Welfare authorities who took the children into custody last week. Now Mrs. Kilshaw arrived at court his morning both defiant and determined, she said, determined to get her children back. They said it would be a victory if the children are made wards of the court, saying that they would not be taken away from the country and would be remaining in Britain. But Mrs. Kilshaw says that she is defiant and she will go to the United States courts if necessary.</s>JUDITH KILSHAW: No, I'm going to go for an appeal. They should now have a night's sleep. And I'm confident we're going to win.</s>MINTIER: The adoption of the six-month-old girls known as Kimberly and Berlinda is also being challenged by a California couple, who said they paid an agency $6,000 to adopt the children. And the Kilshaw's apparently paid double that. They took the children from America here to Britain. And late last week, the welfare authorities -- the child welfare authorities took the twins into their custody. And then the adoptive parents filed in the high court for relief. So we're waiting. It's been two hours now that this case has been before the justice. And it may be a ruling that comes down today, or it could even be later. I'm Tom Mintier, CNN, reporting live from Birmingham, England.</s>LINDA STOUFFER, CNN ANCHOR: Tom, thank you. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
British Couple Fights for Custody of Twins Adopted Over Internet