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 English Translation - Brazilian Supreme Court Chief Justice Gilmar Mendes Ruling of December 22, 2009 affirming the decision of the Brazilian Federal Regional Tribunal (TRF-2) of December 16th and dismissing the stay order issued by Justice Marco Aurélio de Mello. The stay order was meant to block the return of Sean Goldman stipulated by Judge Rafael de Souza Pereira Pinto of the 16th Federal Court of Rio De Janeiro in June 2009. This was the decision that made it possible for Sean and David to return to the United States on Christmas Eve, December 24th, 2009 (Adobe PDF  ) 
MUST READ English Translation - Judge Rafael Pinto's Ruling of June 8th Recognizing Sean is being subjected to continuous abuse (Parental Alienation Syndrome), the terms of of court ordered visitations are being violated by João Paulo Lins e Silva and Granting David Custody in Brazil (Adobe PDF )
English Translation - Judge Rafael de Souza Pereira Pinto's Ruling, 16th Federal Court of Rio De Janeiro Ordering the Immediate Return of Sean Goldman to the United States [Suspended Pending Appeal] (Adobe PDF )
David Goldman's custody battle over son in Brazil pushed back
APP - “David vs. Brazilian Goliath battle continues” by U.S. Rep Christopher Smith
The Washington Times - “Will Brazil do the right thing?” by U.S. Rep Christopher Smith
Wall Street Journal - “Brazil Helps Kidnap American Children” by Bernard Aronson
Inter-American Bar Association: Shut Up America!
EyeLegal Brazil: Condemns Inter-American Bar Association “Disgusting and Disrespectful”
Washington Post Editorial 4/6/2009: A Boy in Brazil
Washington DC Rally - Images by professional photographer Doug Ordway of Milan, Italy
Letters & Legal Documents
“The Hague Convention” Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
Superior Court of NJ - Docket No. FD-13-395-05C
Special Secretariat for Human Rights of the Presidency of the Republic of Brazil
US Senators Lautenberg & Menendez: Letter to President Lula of Brazil (separate page)
Barack Obama - Email re: Sean Goldman
U.S. Senate — Senate Resolution 37 - Approved by Unanimous consent of the Senate!
U.S. Congress — House Resolution 125 - Approved Unanimously! 418 - 0
João Paulo Lins e Silva, “The American” Character Assassination - March 5, 2009
Patricia E. Apy, Attorney for David Goldman, Response to “The American”
Ricardo Zamariola Jr., Attorney for David Goldman, National Council for the Rights of Children and Adolescents
Newspapers, Magazines & Blogs
The Left-Behind Parent by Timothy Weinstein
 The Financial Cost of Child Abduction
Untangling the Bureaucracy of International Child Abduction
Hague Convention: “Brazilian Style”
Tough Decisions for a Left-Behind Parent
Brazzil Magazine - Campaign to Bring Back to U.S.
Boy Abducted to Brazil Gathers Momentum
Consultor Jurídico - American parent fights over his son’s custody with a Brazilian 
eyeLegal (Brazil) - The Paternity Fraud Industry
Dateline NBC Producer, Benita Alexander-Noel's Blog
A Father's Pain
1,698 days later, father finally gets to hug son
New York Times - Custody Case Tests Abduction Laws and U.S. - Brazil Ties
Piauí Magazine - Diplomacy arrives on the scene
Piauí Magazine - A Father in a Foreign Land -
Toronto National Post - Custody Wars
Veja Magazine - A boy and two countries
Wall Street Journal - Brazil Helps Kidnap American Children
Washington Post - Fight for 8-Year-Old Colors Relationship Between U.S., Brazil
Washington Post Editorial - A Boy in Brazil
The Washington Times - Will Brazil do the right thing? U.S. Rep Christopher Smith
Television Interviews
 Dateline NBC Special “Bring Sean home: A father's fierce fight”
Dateline NBC Transcript
NBC Today Show®
NBC Senior Legal Analyst, Susan Filan “A clear case of a real wrong...”
 ABC News - New York City
 CNN Larry King Live
CNN - Reports
CTV AM (Canada): David Goldman TV Interview
Dr Phil Show
On the Record - Fox News Channel
Interviews and News Videos
NBC The Today Show
David's story and interview with Meredith Vieira of the Today Show on NBC on Wednesday, September 24, 2008. The write up of the interview "Dad battles for son taken to Brazil four years ago" is also on the Today Show web site.
Email from Barack Obama
 From: “Senator Obama”
To: XXXXXXXXXX@comcast.net
Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 2:29:30 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: Message from Senator Barack Obama
Dear Christopher:
Thank you for contacting me regarding David Goldman’s efforts to return his son, Sean, to the United States. I appreciate having the benefit of your perspective on this matter.
As a father of two young children, my heart goes out to the Goldman family. As you know, Mr. Goldman’s son, Sean, and his Brazilian wife travelled to Brazil in 2004 to visit with the maternal family. Once in Brazil, his wife decided to remain in the country with Sean without Mr. Goldman’s consent and filed for divorce. According to the Department of State’s Office of Children’s Issues and the U.S. Embassy in Brazil, the United States is working closely with the Brazilian Central Authority to pursue Sean’s return under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. As this matter develops, you may rest assured that I will keep your concerns in mind.
Thank you again for writing. Please stay in touch in the days ahead.
Sincerely,
Barack Obama
United States Senator
Letter from the Special Secretariat for Human Rights of the Presidency of the Republic of Brazil
Legal: Superior Court of NJ
Adobe PDF file of the 2004 NJ Superior Court Order (DOCKET NO. FD-13-395-05C) directing the immediate return of Sean Goldman to the United States.
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