Father Wins Custody to Child and Loses

David Goldman, who may not be known just yet but should be so someone could seriously help him out, got word last week that a judge

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in Brazil had finally granted him custody of his now 11-year-old boy. He immediately flew down to be there and collect his son, who was kidnapped by his own mother in 2004. Just a brief, David has fought to see his son since the day he found out his wife had decided she was never coming back…which happened to be the day she got to Brazil.

In David’s defense, he dropped his son and wife off at the airport so they could visit his wife’s parents in Brazil. He had no clue something was wrong, or that he’d possibly never see his son again. In the past years (since 2004) she has never made reference that he was either a bad husband or father.

David’s wife did get remarried and they lived like a normal family, but he was raising David’s son as his own. Last year, David’s wife died during childbirth, David found this out through friends doing research…no one had called him. He thought this would mean he’d be reunited with his son, but once again the system (Brazil) was not on his side. This whole time David’s son, Sean, has been living with his stepfather and the rest of his family and they aren’t ready to give him up.

Only problem is once he got out there and got to see his son he found out another judge had overturned the decision and he had to leave his son in Brazil. Why is this man not able to keep his child?

KYW Newsradio quoted the Congressman to stating:

Congressman Chris Smith says that’s a violation of international treaties and Brazil should be punished:

“Today I introduced a new bill that would suspend what we call the generalized system of preferences.”

Smith says the bill would raise tariffs on some $2-billion of Brazilian goods but he calls the Goodman case a kidnapping and says 65 other American children are in similar situations.

What do you think? Is this a case of kidnapping? I think it is and this man deserves to get his son back, that’s the only thing he’s ever wanted. What’s scarier is reading there are over 65 similiar cases that we aren’t hearing about. Hopefully this matter is resolved quickly and Sean and David are reunited on the USA’s soil. Bring Sean HOME!