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FILE - Marine Maj. Joshua Mast and his wife, Stephanie, arrive at Circuit Court for a hearing in an ongoing custody battle over an Afghan orphan, March 30, 2023, in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

FILE - Marine Maj. Joshua Mast and his wife, Stephanie, arrive at Circuit Court for a hearing in an ongoing custody battle over an Afghan orphan, March 30, 2023, in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

FILE - U.S. Marine Corp Major Joshua Mast, center, talks with his attorneys during a break in a hearing in an ongoing custody battle over an Afghan orphan, at the Circuit Courthouse in Charlottesville, Va., March 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

FILE - U.S. Marine Corp Major Joshua Mast, center, talks with his attorneys during a break in a hearing in an ongoing custody battle over an Afghan orphan, at the Circuit Courthouse in Charlottesville, Va., March 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

FILE - Marine Maj. Joshua Mast, arrives at Circuit Court for a hearing in an ongoing custody battle over an Afghan orphan, March 30, 2023 in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

FILE - Marine Maj. Joshua Mast, arrives at Circuit Court for a hearing in an ongoing custody battle over an Afghan orphan, March 30, 2023 in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

FILE - Marine Maj. Joshua Mast and his wife, Stephanie, walk out of Circuit Court, March 30, 2023 in Charlottesville, Va. A Virginia appellate court ruled Tuesday that a U.S. Marine should never have been granted an adoption of an Afghan war orphan and voided the custody order he’s relied on to raise the girl for nearly three years. The decision marked a major turning point in a bitter custody battle that has international ramifications far greater than the fate of one child. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

FILE - Marine Maj. Joshua Mast and his wife, Stephanie, walk out of Circuit Court, March 30, 2023 in Charlottesville, Va. A Virginia appellate court ruled Tuesday that a U.S. Marine should never have been granted an adoption of an Afghan war orphan and voided the custody order he’s relied on to raise the girl for nearly three years. The decision marked a major turning point in a bitter custody battle that has international ramifications far greater than the fate of one child. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)