
This article shares information about the parents of Natalia Grace, a Ukraine girl who has gained media attention over her controversies.
She gained international attention when her adoptive family accused her of not being a child but an adult with malicious intent. Now, she’s speaking out for the first time along with Natalia Grace’s new parents in a new documentary series by ID.
Who is Natalia Grace?
Natalia Grace is a Ukrainian-born girl who gained media attention due to a controversial and widely publicized case. In 2010, she was adopted by an American family, the Barnetts, who because of her sophisticated language and other behaviors, believed that Natalia had a rare form of dwarfism—instead of being a child, as she and the orphanage claimed, she was an adult with psychiatric issues who deceived them. One particular account, the Barnetts said, was when they awoke to Natalia standing over them with a knife.
They petitioned to have her age legally changed to 22, based on a bone density test. In 2012 and a year later, the Barnetts moved to Canada, leaving Natalia behind to fend for herself when she was only 9 years old. In The Curious Case of Natalia Grace: Natalia Speaks, we’re offered exclusive access to Natalia as she shares her story and confronts her former adoptive parents Michael and Kristine Barnett accusations head-on.
Throughout six parts, Natalia Speaks retraces her adoption saga and the Barnett’s allegations from Natalia’s perspective, offering insight into what went on behind closed doors in the Barnett’s home and how much truth there is to their claim Natalia was not a 6-year-old Ukrainian orphan with a rare genetic disorder, but rather a homicidal adult intent on harming them and their children. But Natalia Grace’s new parents are giving her a loving home.
Who are the new parents of Natalia Grace?

Natalia Grace lives in Indiana with her new parents, Antwon and Cynthia Mans. They share their lives on Instagram under the handle @themansfamily11. Cynthia told Dr. Phil in November 2019: “We have other children.” We have a grandchild. [Natalia] is devoted to her siblings and nephew.”
Natalia came to live with them after Cynthia met her on her neighbor’s front porch when she was 8 years old and living alone after the Barnetts abandoned her. Cynthia stated during the Dr. Phil interview that she had been living with them for 6 years.
“My friend called me and was like, ‘You need to come down here right away’,” Cynthia recalled, of the day she met Natalia. “She’s telling me she’s 22, but look at her, she’s not 22,” figuring Natalia was just repeating what she’d been told to say. Natalia showed Cynthia her apartment where she was living alone.
Noting that she barely had any possessions and little food in the freezer, Cynthia invited Natalia to come over. “I have a couple of kids at home, come on down, you can play with them, talk with them. Whatever. So she came to our house and hung out down there and she never left. She’s been with us ever since,” Cynthia said.
Where is Natalia Grace now?
According to the Lafayette Journal and Courier, Natalia has been living with another Indiana couple, Cynthia and Antwon Mans, and their children since 2013. Natalia allegedly met Cynthia after the Barnetts moved her into a Lafayette flat. Cynthia invited Natalia to live with them just a few days after they met.
The Mans applied to be Natalia’s legal guardians in 2016, but a hearing was required to decide whether Natalia was a minor or a legal adult. The Mans dropped the guardianship suit after a judge ruled that Natalia was legally an adult — but Natalia has remained with the family in the years since.
Cynthia and Antwon have supported Natalia throughout her legal battle with the Barnetts and the attendant media attention. In 2019, the couple came on Dr. Phil accompanied by Natalia, repeating to Dr. Phil that she was a minor and had never shown any violent behaviour towards anyone in their family. Cynthia also testified on Natalia’s side at Michael Barnett’s trial in 2022.
Natalia Grace was adopted by the Mans in 2023, but her happy ending was shattered by a surprising plot twist at the end of the final episode of The Curious Case of Natalia Grace: Natalia Speaks.
The show revealed that two weeks ago, the show’s producers received a distressing phone call from Antwon Mans.
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