BRAZIL SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE RULES SEAN GOLDMAN MUST BE RETURNED@ @

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BRAZIL SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE RULES SEAN GOLDMAN MUST BE RETURNED TO FATHER IN UNITED STATES

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BRASILIA (Reuters) - The Brazilian Supreme Court's top judge ruled Tuesday that Sean Goldman, the boy at the center of an international custody battle, must be reunited with his father and return to the United States, a press officer at the court told reporters.
American David Goldman has been fighting to bring his son home since 2004 when his then wife, Sean's mother, brought the boy to her native Brazil and then divorced Goldman. She died last year.
The ruling by chief justice Gilmar Mendes is preliminary and needs approval by the full court, but it is immediately binding and could therefore allow Goldman to take his son back to the United States.
(Reporting by Ana Paula Paiva;editing by Chris Wilson)



Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BL4MJ20091222

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[Oceansaway]

1. TOUCHE !!..n/t

[eleny]

2. Probably why the family was trying to make a deal

Maybe they had the feeling they were going to lose.

[WriteDown]

3. Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!

Do it now!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Lost-in-FL]

4. Great news!! nt

[Lost-in-FL]

5. I'm afraid your posted link is wrong. nt

[librechik]

7. thx, took that one down (plain ol mistake)

still waiting for a link

[Lost-in-FL]

9. Welcome

:hi:

[Drifter]

6. Until the wheels are on the ground ...

[WriteDown]

8. Looks like there is still a chance to appeal..

but they say that the chances of that going anywhere are nil after this ruling.

[Rockholm]

10. Good. But what is the Today Show going to talk about when it's all over?

This kid needs to be with his dad, back in the US. Permanently.

[rpannier]

18. I'm sure there will be some missing young blonde woman that will turn up

or they'll invite the Shrill Voice of Treason Ann Coulter on their show

[Rockholm]

20. 10 minutes on this story, 30 seconds on HCR. Nice going, Today.

[goclark]

11. YEA!

:bounce:

[NavyMom]

12. They've been lying to him since his mother died, he asked why his dad

never came to see him when he actually has tried since 2004. For 5 years this powerful family had this case blocked using their friends using the system to keep this man from his child...it makes you wonder why the State department or his congressman did not get involved in 2004 or anytime before 2008.

One of our managers friends was in Rio some of the people wanted this child returned as this was giving them bad press and this man was using his money to kidnap someone's child not to mention the upcoming Olympics issues with the gang violence.

[RockaFowler]

13. What a great Hannuka gift

I assumed he was Jewish. Sorry if he isn't . . .

[robo50]

14. Was this a Catholic versus Jewish battle in our modern world?

I would not be surprised, just don't really know why this whole thing took so long, but religious background differences might play into it, for sure.

One only wonders until this is established as fact.

If so, religion is again canceling out logic.

[JerseygirlCT]

15. I'll feel better once they're both on a plane headed back to the US.

But very good news, indeed.

[Barack_America]

22. And out of Brazilian airspace.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

24. Yes, we're evil. Not to be trusted.

:eyes:

[Barack_America]

25. You trust that kid's family in Brazil?

Particularly his stepfather?

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

26. I trust that they don't have control of the Brazilian Air Force. -nt

[Meshuga]

34. You don't watch enough movies

With the evil Brazilian auhorities only speaking English to each other with a Spanish accent (as opposed to Brazilian portuguese). So you can't really blame the American audience for being a little anxious until the kid leaves Buenos Aires, can you?

[ShortnFiery]

41. Yes, my impression of the biological father is not positive. I'm more inclined

to trust the intentions of the Brazilian family ... even if they're EVIL foreigners, they are also blood kin with more resources than the seemingly "attention whore" dad.

[WriteDown]

44. Uh...the Brazilian family is not blood kin besides those from his mother's blood relatives....

The kid was stolen when his wife found a rich lawyer to marry in Brazil. Why would you side with that?

[Wizard777]

16. God Bless them

[David Zephyr]

17. Thank goodness!

Kudos to David Goldman! He has his boy again!

[Vidar]

19. Great news.

[TexasObserver]

21. Recommend

[Dinger]

23. Who Are There Grandparents That They Have Gotten Away With This?

I mean, how powerful are they? I am glad to hear this news, but obviously it's not reality yet. I hope the boy is reunited with his father.

[Hepburn]

27. Brazilian family says it won't appeal ruling returning boy to U.S. dad

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/12/23/brazil.custody.battle/

:applause:

[Sultana]

50. Good!

The kid belongs with his BIOLOGICAL father.

[WriteDown]

28. Court orders Brazilian family to relinquish boy (has until Thursday at 9AM)

Source: AP

A federal court has given a Brazilian family until Thursday morning to turn over custody of a 9-year-old boy to his U.S. father.

The court in Rio de Janeiro released a statement Wednesday afternoon saying the Brazilian family has until 9 a.m. Thursday to deliver Sean to his father, New Jersey resident Sean Goldman.

The court's order follows a ruling Tuesday by Brazil's chief justice, who upheld a previous court decision ordering that Sean be returned to Goldman.


Read more: http://www.wbt.com/news/details.cfm?ap_id=D9CP65L80

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The Brazilian family has decided not to appeal.

[lamp_shade]

29. I am so very happy.

[FreakinDJ]

30. This has been dragged out for 5 long years

[RaRa]

31. I feel sorry for the boy

I think it's absolutely right that his father get him back, but I feel for the boy. He doesn't know this man and it's likely to be tough. I wonder what his stepfather has told him...

[Meshuga]

33. I think that's why the court decision is so difficult

Because of the welfare of the boy. It is just and fair that the boy is being returned to his father but the child is going to a (demonized) stranger's home in a strange country. Plus, the father is not rich like the step-father's family in Brazil so the standard of living is going to change quite a bit as well.

[ShortnFiery]

39. Sounds like the boy would have a better life with the step-father. What if he doesn't want ...

to return?

[WriteDown]

45. Like Elizabeth Smart and Jaycee Lee Duggard?

If a kid is stolen, its not his choice with good reason.

This has been going on a LONG time before it was ever publicized. Read up: http://bringseanhome.org/

[Meshuga]

49. Exactly. n/t

[theoldman]

32. Unfortunately this may not have a happy ending.

The boy has probably been brainwashed to hate his father. It is doubtful that his feelings will change at the age of nine. The father would have been better off starting a new family and reuniting when the boy was an adult. Only time will tell and none of us can be sure of the future. I wish the father luck.

[WriteDown]

35. Still a happy ending...

Would you allow a kid to stay in a cult because he'd been brainwashed? Imagine if your kid was in the Manson Family. Or Elizabeth Smart or Jaycee Lee Duggard. Would you just leave them wher they were because they'd been brainwashed?

[JerseygirlCT]

36. Well, as a parent, I can tell you I wouldn't be very happy with that

solution. I wouldn't willingly give up that time with my son.

Nine is not too old to realize that his father loves him, and will care for him.

[ShortnFiery]

40. Gee, just maybe his father is an "attention whore" and not all that likable?

Perhaps the boy would be happier with his step-father in Brazil?

[WriteDown]

42. You're kidding right?

Please say you're kidding.

[MrsMatt]

46. And what makes him an "attention whore"?

Pray tell.

[mamalone]

37. Hallelujah!

Can't wait until they are both back on American soil... and he can see his paternal grandparents for the first time in years :grouphug:

[ShortnFiery]

38. Honest Question: Why is this important news? Is the father RICH? Why are we obsessing about

a custody case?

Are we (USA) At War with Brazil, or do we just enjoy kicking ass, no matter what the cause?

[WriteDown]

43. The step-father is RICH....

the father is not. It's a long heart-wrenching story. That's why people are interested. Why the animosity?

[mamalone]

47. I think it's news because..

Most of us who are parents can identify with the biological father's anguish. he has done nothing wrong, all reports are that he was/is an excellent, attentive and competent parent. And yet he is being denied the opportunity to raise his own child. I, for one, have been following the case with great interest, and I am very thrilled that it looks like Dad and child will be able to be together once again. I pray that they both will be able to heal from the wounds of these last five years.

[Sultana]

51. .....

:eyes:

[robo50]

48. It has to do with observance of international law, more than anything.

That's my take on this heart-throbbing story.