RESOLVING THE LEDGER
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Elena Samodanova blasted Gleb Savchenko's attempt at gaining custody of their daughter straight from the jump \u2026 according to a text she sent his lawyer.
TMZ obtained a screenshot of a message Elena sent Gleb's lawyer, Mark H. Karney, where she basically tells him to screw off.
Take a look \u2026 Elena pretty much tells Karney she doesn't want to give Gleb anything \u2013 including custody of their daughter, Olivia, or the ability to enroll her in a California school.
According to the screenshot, Elena argues that Olivia's been living in Hong Kong for over 9 years \u2026 claiming it's where she belongs.
She even argues that it wasn't Gleb's place to cancel Olivia's return ticket to HK \u2026 accusing him of "wrongful retention" of their kid.
As we previously reported, Gleb filed a request for emergency custody of Olivia and plans to file a Hague Convention petition to bring their other daughter, Zlata, stateside as well.
Olivia has been staying with the "Dancing with the Stars" pro in L.A. \u2026 and he's voiced concerns about sending her back to China to be with her mother.
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