Father and son first separated by abduction, now by custody claim of step-father.

Return abducted minor Sean Goldman to his father

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Over five years ago Sean Goldman was abducted to Brazil by his mother Bruna Bianchi Goldman and her parents, Silvana Bianchi Ribeiro and Raimundo Ribeiro. After her death in August 2008, the man recently married to Bruna, Joao Paulo Lins e Silva, was shockingly awarded custody by a Brazilian court. Ever since the kidnapping, David Goldman has waged a legal battle to have Sean returned as required by U.S. law and an international treaty signed by both the U.S. and Brazil. Even after a Federal Judge ordered Sean's immediate return in June 2009 and cited the violent form of parental alienation Sean has been subjected to, Sean remains with his abductors with no end in sight to this gross injustice.

On June 16th, 2004, Bruna Goldman traveled with her son Sean from their home in New Jersey to her native Brazil. The next day, she informed her husband David Goldman that their marriage was over and that she and Sean would be living in Brazil. This unilateral action was a violation of the Hague Treaty on International Child Abduction, a treaty signed by many countries including both the United States and Brazil. It states that Sean should have been returned to the United States for a joint custody hearing within six weeks.

Instead, Bruna Goldman was granted custody by a local court in Brazil. According to the United States Department of State and the Brazilian Central Authority, this decision was also a violation of the treaty. However, the Brazilian Central Authority which oversees the treaty is advisory only. As a result, David began the appeals process, which in Brazil can take years to complete.

In August 2008, Bruna died tragically in Brazil. After Bruna's passing, David Goldman assumed he would finally be reunited with Sean. Unfortunately, David finds himself in the midst of another custody battle, this time with Bruna's new husband, Joao Paulo Lins e Silva. Mr. Lins e Silva has also filed to replace David Goldman's name with his own on a birth certificate issued for Sean in Brazil, claiming "socio-affective paternity" which would effectively erase Sean's true paternity.

Since 2004, David Goldman has fought a desperate and expensive legal battle for custody of his son, first with his wife and now against Joao Paulo Lins e Silva, a prominent lawyer specializing in international family law and child abduction.

It has been over five years since Sean's abduction, almost a year and a half since Sean's mother's death, and almost six months since a federal judge ordered Sean returned to his father in the US, and yet father and son remain apart as the seemingly endless appeals process drags on in Brazil. It is long past time that we end this nightmare for the Goldman family and reunite this father and son.

For more information on this tragic case and a list of additional ways you can help David Goldman, please visit http://www.bringseanhome.org/.


Portugues

Quatro anos atras, Sean Goldman foi sequestrado pela propria mae, Bruna Bianchi Goldman, e levado para o Brasil. Recentemente, apos sua tragica morte, seu segundo marido conseguiu, para a surpresa de todos, a custodia temporaria de Sean atraves da Justica do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Desde o sequestro do filho, David Goldman (o pai) vem lutando para recuperar seu filho, conforme decisao da Justica Americana e de acordo com Convencoes Internacionais, nas quais tanto o Brasil como os Estados Unidos sao signatorios.

Em 16 de Junho de 2004, Bruna Goldman viajou com seu filho Sean desde sua casa em Nova Jersey para sua terra natal, Brasil. No dia seguinte, ela telefonou informando ao marido, David Goldman, que o casamento estava acabado e que ela e Sean ficariam morando no Brasil. Essa acao totalmente unilateral foi considerada uma violacao da Convencao de Haia, no que diz respeito a Sequestro Internacional de Criancas, um tratado assinado por varios paises, inclusive Brasil e Estados Unidos. Esse tratado diz, claramente, que Sean deveria ter retornado a sua casa nos Estados Unidos para a Audiencia de Custodia.

Ao inves disso, Bruna ganhou a custodia de Sean atraves da Vara da Familia no Rio de Janeiro.

De acordo com o Departamento de Estado Americano e a Autoridade Central Brasileira, essa decisao foi uma violacao da Convencao de Haia. No entanto, a Autoridade Central Brasileira, que controla os Tratados e Convencoes Internacionais, so tem poder de recomendacao. Como resultado disso, David iniciou um serie de acoes e apelacoes, as quais todas estao sendo processadas de forma morosa no Brasil.

Em Agosto de 2008, Bruna, tragicamente, faleceu. Apos sua morte, David Goldman acreditou que, finalmente, teria seu filho de volta. Infelizmente, David agora se encontra no meio de uma nova batalha pela custodia de seu filho, desta vez com o novo marido (agora viuvo) de Bruna, Joao Paulo Lins e Silva. O Sr. Joao Paulo tambem abriu processo para retirar o nome de David Goldman da Certidao de Nascimento Brasileira da crianca e substituir pelo seu, alegando paternidade socio-afetiva. Isso, na verdade, apagaria a verdadeira paternidade da crianca.

Desde 2004, David Goldman luta desesperadamente pela custodia do filho, primeiro com sua esposa e, agora, com Joao Paulo Lins e Silva, um renomado advogado especializado em Direito Internacional da Familia.

Desde o sequestro, David nao recebeu permissao de visitar Sean, Como exemplo, em Outubro de 2008, o Dr. Joao Paulo nao entregou Sean para uma visita marcada pela Justica Federal e ainda nao foi processado por violar uma decisao da justica.

De acordo com a Convencao de Haia, sobre os Aspectos Civis de Sequestro Internacional de Criancas, Sean deveria ter retornado aos Estados Unidos em 6 semanas para as audiencia de definicao de custodia, sob os Tribunais onde a familia residia habitualmente.

Para maiores informacoes, assim como formas de colaborar, acesse http://www.bringseanhome.org/.

Please register at our website for news updates.


Se quiser ler esse abaixo-assinado em portugues, desca ate o final do texto.


Over five years ago Sean Goldman was abducted to Brazil by his mother Bruna Bianchi Goldman and her parents, Silvana Bianchi Ribeiro and Raimundo Ribeiro. After her death in August 2008, the man recently married to Bruna, Joao Paulo Lins e Silva, was shockingly awarded custody by a Brazilian court. Ever since the kidnapping, David Goldman has waged a legal battle to have Sean returned as required by U.S. law and an international treaty signed by both the U.S. and Brazil. Even after a Federal Judge ordered Sean's immediate return in June 2009 and cited the violent form of parental alienation Sean has been subjected to, Sean remains with his abductors with no end in sight to this gross injustice.

On June 16th, 2004, Bruna Goldman traveled with her son Sean from their home in New Jersey to her native Brazil. The next day, she informed her husband David Goldman that their marriage was over and that she and Sean would be living in Brazil. This unilateral action was a violation of the Hague Treaty on International Child Abduction, a treaty signed by many countries including both the United States and Brazil. It states that Sean should have been returned to the United States for a joint custody hearing within six weeks.

Instead, Bruna Goldman was granted custody by a local court in Brazil. According to the United States Department of State and the Brazilian Central Authority, this decision was also a violation of the treaty. However, the Brazilian Central Authority which oversees the treaty is advisory only. As a result, David began the appeals process, which in Brazil can take years to complete.

In August 2008, Bruna died tragically in Brazil. After Bruna's passing, David Goldman assumed he would finally be reunited with Sean. Unfortunately, David finds himself in the midst of another custody battle, this time with Bruna's new husband, Joao Paulo Lins e Silva. Mr. Lins e Silva has also filed to replace David Goldman's name with his own on a birth certificate issued for Sean in Brazil, claiming "socio-affective paternity" which would effectively erase Sean's true paternity.

Since 2004, David Goldman has fought a desperate and expensive legal battle for custody of his son, first with his wife and now against Joao Paulo Lins e Silva, a prominent lawyer specializing in international family law and child abduction.

It has been over five years since Sean's abduction, almost a year and a half since Sean's mother's death, and almost six months since a federal judge ordered Sean returned to his father in the US, and yet father and son remain apart as the seemingly endless appeals process drags on in Brazil. It is long past time that we end this nightmare for the Goldman family and reunite this father and son.

For more information on this tragic case and a list of additional ways you can help David Goldman, please visit http://www.bringseanhome.org/.


Portugues

Quatro anos atras, Sean Goldman foi sequestrado pela propria mae, Bruna Bianchi Goldman, e levado para o Brasil. Recentemente, apos sua tragica morte, seu segundo marido conseguiu, para a surpresa de todos, a custodia temporaria de Sean atraves da Justica do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Desde o sequestro do filho, David Goldman (o pai) vem lutando para recuperar seu filho, conforme decisao da Justica Americana e de acordo com Convencoes Internacionais, nas quais tanto o Brasil como os Estados Unidos sao signatorios.

Em 16 de Junho de 2004, Bruna Goldman viajou com seu filho Sean desde sua casa em Nova Jersey para sua terra natal, Brasil. No dia seguinte, ela telefonou informando ao marido, David Goldman, que o casamento estava acabado e que ela e Sean ficariam morando no Brasil. Essa acao totalmente unilateral foi considerada uma violacao da Convencao de Haia, no que diz respeito a Sequestro Internacional de Criancas, um tratado assinado por varios paises, inclusive Brasil e Estados Unidos. Esse tratado diz, claramente, que Sean deveria ter retornado a sua casa nos Estados Unidos para a Audiencia de Custodia.

Ao inves disso, Bruna ganhou a custodia de Sean atraves da Vara da Familia no Rio de Janeiro.

De acordo com o Departamento de Estado Americano e a Autoridade Central Brasileira, essa decisao foi uma violacao da Convencao de Haia. No entanto, a Autoridade Central Brasileira, que controla os Tratados e Convencoes Internacionais, so tem poder de recomendacao. Como resultado disso, David iniciou um serie de acoes e apelacoes, as quais todas estao sendo processadas de forma morosa no Brasil.

Em Agosto de 2008, Bruna, tragicamente, faleceu. Apos sua morte, David Goldman acreditou que, finalmente, teria seu filho de volta. Infelizmente, David agora se encontra no meio de uma nova batalha pela custodia de seu filho, desta vez com o novo marido (agora viuvo) de Bruna, Joao Paulo Lins e Silva. O Sr. Joao Paulo tambem abriu processo para retirar o nome de David Goldman da Certidao de Nascimento Brasileira da crianca e substituir pelo seu, alegando paternidade socio-afetiva. Isso, na verdade, apagaria a verdadeira paternidade da crianca.

Desde 2004, David Goldman luta desesperadamente pela custodia do filho, primeiro com sua esposa e, agora, com Joao Paulo Lins e Silva, um renomado advogado especializado em Direito Internacional da Familia.

Desde o sequestro, David nao recebeu permissao de visitar Sean, Como exemplo, em Outubro de 2008, o Dr. Joao Paulo nao entregou Sean para uma visita marcada pela Justica Federal e ainda nao foi processado por violar uma decisao da justica.

De acordo com a Convencao de Haia, sobre os Aspectos Civis de Sequestro Internacional de Criancas, Sean deveria ter retornado aos Estados Unidos em 6 semanas para as audiencia de definicao de custodia, sob os Tribunais onde a familia residia habitualmente.

Para maiores informacoes, assim como formas de colaborar, acesse http://www.bringseanhome.org/.

 

We the undersigned state the following:


We believe it would be unconscionable to grant custody to a non-relative when a parent of good character has continuously demonstrated a desire for custody.

All claims for custody of the Lins e Silvas are a direct result of the illegal abduction of Sean by his mother Bruna.

We believe that it is in ANY child's best interest to be raised by his natural parent unless that parent is declared to be unfit. Further more, it is a God given right of parents and children to be together whenever possible.

We request that Minister of Justice Tarso Genro take all appropriate actions to ensure that Brazilian judges understand and respect Brazil's commitment to honoring the intent and spirit of the Hague Treaty for all cases of child abduction.  Additionally, we ask that he appeal to the appropriate judges to therefore grant David Goldman's request for the immediate return of Sean Goldman.

We request that all elected and appointed Brazilian and American officials work to ensure and expedite the return of Sean Goldman to his father, David Goldman.


Finally, we request that the Brazilian and American media recognize that the ban on publishing this story instituted by the 13th Civil Court of Rio de Janeiro is not intended for the protection of the minor child as claimed, but for the protection of Lins e Silvas from the consequences of their unethical actions and that therefore this order is unconstitutional. We ask that these organizations join in giving this outrageous and tragic story the international attention that it merits.

Portugu%uFFFDs

N%uFFFDs, abaixo assinados, afirmamos que :


Seria um ato irrespons%uFFFDvel entregar a cust%uFFFDdia de uma crian%uFFFDa a uma cidad%uFFFDo sem relacionamento sangu%uFFFDneo algum com a mesma, sendo que um dos pais, de car%uFFFDter inquestion%uFFFDvel, demonstra, continuamente, seu desejo de recuperar a cust%uFFFDdia de seu filho.


Qualquer demanda de cust%uFFFDdia por parte da Fam%uFFFDlia Lins e Silva %uFFFD um a%uFFFD%uFFFDo resultante do seq%uFFFDestro de Sean Goldman, efetuado por sua m%uFFFDe Bruna Bianchi Goldman.


N%uFFFDs acreditamos que o melhor para uma crian%uFFFDa seria a educa%uFFFD%uFFFDo recebida por seu pai natural, a n%uFFFDo ser que o mesmo n%uFFFDo se encontre em condi%uFFFD%uFFFDes para tal. Alem disso, a uni%uFFFDo entre pai e filho %uFFFD um direito dado por Deus.


N%uFFFDs solicitamos que o Sr. Ministro Tarso Genro tome as a%uFFFD%uFFFDes necess%uFFFDrias para garantir que os Ju%uFFFDzes Brasileiros entendam e respeitem os compromissos do Brazil perante as inten%uFFFD%uFFFDes da Conven%uFFFD%uFFFDo de Haia para todos os casos envolvendo sequestro internacional de menores. Adicionalmente, solicitamos que o Sr. Ministro apele para o Juiz indicado garantir a execu%uFFFD%uFFFDo da solicita%uFFFD%uFFFDo de David Goldman para o retorno imediato de seu filho Sean Goldman aos EUA.

N%uFFFDs demandamos que toda e qualquer Autoridade, eleita ou apontada, brasileira ou americana, trabalhe para o retorno imediato de Sean Goldman a seu pai, David Goldman.


Finalmente, demandamos que a imprensa brasileira e americana reconhe%uFFFDa que a proibi%uFFFD%uFFFDo de divulga%uFFFD%uFFFDo do caso, institu%uFFFDdo pela 13a. Vara C%uFFFDvel do Rio de Janeiro, n%uFFFDo tem como objetivo a prote%uFFFD%uFFFDo do bem-estar do menor Sean Goldman. Ao inv%uFFFDs, tem como objetivo proteger os interesses da Fam%uFFFDlia Lins e Silva resultantes de sua falta de %uFFFDtica no caso acima mencionado. Pedimos que tais %uFFFDrg%uFFFDos da imprensa d%uFFFDem a cobertura merecida a essa hist%uFFFDria tr%uFFFDgica.

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We signed the "Return abducted minor Sean Goldman to his father" petition!
# 59,525:
12:31 pm PST, Feb 6, Cyndi Lylyk, New Hampshire
Please reunite father and son!!
# 59,524:
3:30 pm PST, Feb 5, Carolyn Guest, North Carolina
David Goldman's commitment and devotion to Sean gives new meaning to the encouraging words,"Never Give Up!".
# 59,523:
8:55 am PST, Feb 4, Name not displayed, Texas
Sean Goldman must be with his father; Keep up the good fight Mr. Goldman; my Prayers are with you.
# 59,522:
8:48 pm PST, Feb 3, LINDA DELACTH, Massachusetts
I am very happy as your son is back to the USA. I believe that God was allways with you. Your story inspired me a lot. For long 4 years, I have being fighting too to bring my daughter back to USA from Cape Verde Islands. I hope we can be sucessful as you. One thing I know God is taking care of us and her case too. God bless your son and you forever. Sincerely, Linda
# 59,521:
7:33 pm PST, Feb 3, Rebecca Guest, North Carolina
What an incredible dad!
# 59,520:
5:01 pm PST, Feb 3, Joanna Guest, New Jersey
Your nonwaivering commitment and faithfulness to your son is an inspiring model to all parents and will encourage those who find themselves in a similar situation to never give up...
# 59,519:
3:58 pm PST, Feb 3, Adriana Giselle Silva, Mexico
help!
# 59,518:
7:25 pm PST, Feb 1, Name not displayed, Illinois
Welcome Home Sean
# 59,517:
2:11 pm PST, Feb 1, Dan Major, Canada
Kudos to you David for not giving up the fight against corruption and stupidity! I know your daily pain since MY CHILDREN WERE ALSO ABDUCTED by my wife and it took me 6-1/2 years just to find them – living 1,000 miles away under an assumed name (Sherry Alexander in Truro, Nova Scotia)! Now, the supposed “justice” system has allowed her to keep the children in order to maintain the “stable” life they know, despite knowing the mother is a fraud artist with 10 aliases, 65 creditors, numerous Court Judgements against her, a long string of residential evictions for non-payment of rent and several job losses after employers discovered she had misrepresented herself. How fast would a man be in jail under these same circumstances? Oh sorry, did I forget to mention that this woman impersonated a doctor for five years and bilked me of $500,000? Her kinfolk (Vardy clan of Random Island, Nfld.) must be so proud – or embarrassed? Just when you think things couldn’t get worse, she had an affair with a dirty cop who arrested me on bogus domestic assault charges. She originally disappeared with my children and money while I was detained fighting the charges. Best yet, the “happily married with kids” cop got her pregnant during that time, then covered everything up! The arrogance of the “authorities” meant they turned a blind eye and tried to sweep everything under the rug, since it was easier to do so than to admit that they had erred by labeling me as the problem. Now that I have recovered “love letters” between my ex and the dirty cop, who was since promoted, his Professional Standards bureau has indicated he will likely receive a two-day suspension without pay. Whoop-dee-do! It’s sickening when people in positions of trust abuse their power. However, sometimes the little guy can win the fight if he fights hard enough and long enough. So, does anyone have some great contacts in the media to help get my (fully verifiable) story out there? :)
# 59,516:
10:09 am PST, Feb 1, Alexandra Welsh, Florida
I am glad Sean is back here. I am originally from Brazil, and I am embarrassed of the brazilian's legal system.
# 59,515:
7:01 am PST, Jan 27, Name not displayed, Texas
# 59,514:
4:37 am PST, Jan 27, Holly Barrett Autry, Oklahoma
# 59,513:
4:49 pm PST, Jan 26, Lucas Alberto Athias Salame, Brazil
It's simply the right thing to do. Being myself a law student, I do understand some of the international laws and Brazilian legislation, and I couldn't agree more when it comes to who Sean should stay with. It's simply a matter of good sense. Sean should stay with his father !
# 59,512:
6:48 am PST, Jan 25, Stephanie Marlowe, South Carolina
So many fathers walk away from their unborn child and want nothing to do with the birth. Here is a man fight an entire country to get his son back. There are attorney's in the US that are very powerful. Why are they not stepping in to prove that Brazil is not more powerful? They should be working on this case for free. This should be a top news story.
# 59,511:
6:54 pm PST, Jan 24, Aline Farias, Brazil
parabéns pela sua conquista David, o filho é seu e é você que deve ficar com ele. Lamentável o que esta família brasileira fez com seu filho. Muita paz.
# 59,510:
12:41 pm PST, Jan 24, Name not displayed, Colorado
It does make me wonder why she would leave like this if things were as happy as you say. I hope you are a good man, David Goldman.
# 59,509:
9:32 pm PST, Jan 20, VICKIE GOULD, Texas
I finally sat down and read the Sean Goldman story and I cannot stop crying. What an injustice this mother created.
# 59,508:
12:10 pm PST, Jan 19, Victor Meyer, Washington
Let's make sure that nobody has to go through what David Goldman had to endure again.
# 59,507:
6:46 am PST, Jan 19, Melanie Clemons, Minnesota
# 59,506:
3:58 pm PST, Jan 18, Eugene Pollock, Virginia
I am overwhelmed with joy for you David and your family and I greatly admire your tireless efforts on behalf of your son. I live in Latin America and have a daughter out of wedlock and so I know first hand the overwhelming legal power the mother wields in latin america over their children - to the detriment of a healthy paternal relationship in many cases. God bless you and Sean, and may you treasure this new time together!
# 59,505:
10:22 am PST, Jan 18, Olavo Neto, Florida
Hello David, I watched the entire story on Record TV last night and am so glad Sean is back to his biologic father, Take well care of your son!! Olavo Neto
# 59,504:
10:22 am PST, Jan 18, Samantha Gill, Georgia
# 59,503:
7:37 pm PST, Jan 17, Marci Mary, Brazil
Caso David e Sean Goldman. Nada e por acaso, tudo tem um motivo. A vida vai ensinar a essa familia brasileira de Sean que, mentira, poder financeiro e valores invertidos, isso é pequeno diante do amor, da luta e da inteligencia que toma conta de um pai quando a verdade se faz presente.Bruna teve que ter um filho com David, sequestrar esse filho, casar com o advogado para dirigir sua propria causa, morrer, para entao essa familia perceber onde se encontra o verdadeiro sentido do aprendizado nao esta no material, nao esta no poder do dinheiro e conhecimento influente, e sim, na maturidade do espirito, no entendimento da alma, na humildade de reconhecer a verdade, e de uma vez por todas aprender a verdadeira licão com ela. Que essa familia brasileira aprenda que na vida existe direitos e deveres, e que o que controla de verdade a felicidade real não é o quanto vc tem no banco, mas o que se tem dentro do coração. Justamente no natal, mas um motivo para aprender o verdadeiro valor da palavra FAMILY, que quer dizer Father and Mother, I Love You. E que David aceite que seu filho tenha amor por eles, pq é disso que eles precisam para talvez mudar seus valôres e quem sabem fazer o mundo melhor.or more impact, add a personal comment here
# 59,502:
4:01 pm PST, Jan 17, Ithalo Almeida, Brazil
I was very excited about the case of the boy "Sean." I'm rooting for his life in New Jersey is as perfect as possible with the Father David. They are an increasingly Familia Feliz. Thank you and good luck Sean and David.
# 59,501:
1:18 pm PST, Jan 17, Alcides Barros, Brazil
I,m so happy that you got your soon back. Be happy Regards Alcides
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