Circonstances
Le 16 juin 2004, David conduisit Bruna, Sean et les parents de Bruna à l'aéroport de Newark, pour des vacances planifiées au Brésil.
Dès son arrivée au Brésil, Bruna appela David Goldmann, pour lui signifier la fn de leur mariage et sa détermination de ne pas rentrer aux Etats-Unis avec Sean.
En outre, si le père souhaitait revoir son fils, il devrait se rendre au Brésil et signer des documents, notamment celui donnant l'attribution du droit de garde à la mère.l
David n'a jamais signé ce document et aucun reproche concernant la vie de famille n'a été formulé, ni d'une part, ni de l'autre.Malgré cela, Bruna obtint le divorce au Brésil, à l'insu de son mari.
Elle se remaria avec un avocat du droit international de la famille, mais mourut en couches le 22.08.2008.
Il était dès lors prévisible que Sean soit renvoyé auprès de son père biologique, mais toute tentative de contact du père avec Sean ou avec la famille de Bruna fut vouée à l'échec.Pire, le second mari de Bruna a interdit tout contact entre David et son fils, désobéissant ainsi à un ordre de la Justice fédérale, mais sans conséquence pour lui.
David découvrit alors que le mari brésilien de Bruna n'avait pas entamé de démarche pour obtenir le droit de garde de Sean, il a simplement remplacé le nom du père biologique de Sean par son propre nom sur un faux certificat de naissance de Sean, fabriqué au Brésil, tentant ainsi d'effacer toute trace de la véritable origine de Sean.
David Goldman se bat pour obtenir la garde de son fils, qui a besoin de lui plus que jamais.
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Circumstances
On June 16, 2004, David drove Bruna, Sean and Bruna's parents to Newark Airport for a planned 2-week vacation to her parent's home in Brazil. Upon her arrival, she called David Goldman to tell him that their marriage was over, and that she and Sean were not returning to the US and that if David ever wanted to see Sean again he would have to fly to Brazil and sign some legal documents she had prepared signing custody of Sean over to her.
David never signed any documents giving up custody of Sean. David, up until this point, had been under the impression that their home-life was happy and typical of any American family's. Bruna made no allegations to the contrary, and this is well documented in the court records in both Brazil and the United States. Although still legally married in the United States, Bruna obtained a divorce in the eyes of Brazil, without the presence or knowledge of David Goldman.
It is understood that Bruna became pregnant and remarried in Brazil within the past year. Bruna married an attorney in Brazil. He works for his father's law firm, a firm that concentrates on "Family Law," particularly international Family Law. The father has even spoken at The Hague regarding child abduction. On August 22, 2008, Bruna tragically passed away during childbirth.
It was assumed that David, being Sean's biological father, and the only other person with a reasonable claim to custody, would be reunited with Sean and return him to their home in the U.S. Since learning of Bruna's passing, however, all of David's attempts to directly contact Sean or Bruna's family in Brazil have failed. Bruna's Brazilian husband and parents have denied any contact between Sean and David and have even disobeyed a Federal Court order of visitation without any consequences for this blatant disregard for the law.
David Goldman soon established that Bruna's Brazilian husband did not file for custody of Sean. Instead, he filed to replace David (his biological father) on a birth certificate issued for Sean in Brazil, trying to erase Sean's true paternity. David Goldman is fighting to regain custody of his son, who needs him more now than ever.
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