Just a few days ago, new developments in the bitter custody battle between Gossip Girl [1] star Kelly Rutherford and her ex-husband, Daniel Giersch, were released, stating that Rutherford allegedly "kidnapped" her children [2] when she refused to send them back to Monaco to be with their father on the agreed upon date.

As of yesterday, the children have been ordered by a New York judge to go back to Monaco via their paternal grandmother, and Rutherford is devastated. "It's very hard for the kids and I. It's been kind of cruel in a way, because we just want to see each other and be together," the star said.

Dan Abrams, ABC News's chief legal analyst, weighed in [3]. "Kelly Rutherford has been placed in a no-win situation. No court's willing to step up and enforce any requirements on [Giersch], here in the United States. So in effect, these kids are now Monaco kids."

The hearing that sent the children away is the latest in a six-year tug of war between Rutherford and her ex-husband. Another hearing has been set for Sept. 3 in Monaco to discuss additional details of the custody agreement.