New Jersey Dad Hopes to Bring Son Home From Brazil for Christmas
ABC-TV News
Dec. 22, 2009
By MARK MOONEY and SONIA GALLEGO
New Jersey dad David Goldman won a court fight today when the Brazilian Supreme Court ruled that the Brazilian family of his deceased ex-wife must hand over custody of his 9-year-old son.
Brazil Expected to Rule Today in Goldman Custody Case
David Goldman, shown with son Sean, is hoping that a ruling by the Brazilian Supreme Court, giving him custody of Sean, ends a five-year legal battle for the boy.
(ABC News)
The court ruled that the boy “be handed over to his father and should be returned to the United States.”
It is unclear, however, whether the court’s ruling will end the five-year custody battle over Sean Goldman. His Brazilian family has threatened to appeal the court’s ruling.
When the ruling is issued, “we will read it carefully and consider the legal remedies available, if needed,” Sergio Tostes, a lawyer for the Brazilian family, said in an e-mailed statement while waiting for the court’s ruling. “All necessary action will be taken.”
The family could take the case to Brazil’s top appeals court, but some have doubted whether that court would be willing to review the case if the Supreme Court backs a lower federal court ruling awarding custody to Goldman. more …
