Ark. court rejects custody after mom shows up for psychological evaluation after 13 beers

FORT SMITH, Ark. — A mother who drank 13 beers before a psychological evaluation failed to recover custody of her three young children despite claiming she wasn’t drunk because she “can drink like a fish.” The woman wanted to get the children back from her husband’s stepmother.

7-year-old boy who came to Mass. for summer ‘clinically dead’ after alleged beating by dad

WORCESTER, Mass. — Authorities in Massachusetts say a 7-year-old boy was severely beaten by his dad on Father’s Day and has been declared “clinically dead.”

Brazilian family: Boy at center of international custody dispute wants to remain there, not NJ

Stepfamily: Boy in custody battle chooses Brazil

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — The Brazilian family of a boy at the center of an international custody battle said Tuesday the boy wants to remain in Brazil, where he feels safe and loved.

Petition: Nowitzki seeks custody of former girlfriend Crystal Taylor’s unborn child

DALLAS — Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki has filed court papers seeking sole custody of his former girlfriend’s unborn child should genetic testing proves he’s the father.

Judge says boy should stay with his American dad, but in Brazil, until custody case sorted out

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — Lawyers in the U.S. and Brazil are preparing to respond to the latest court order in an international custody case.

Prosecutor withdraws request to return 9-year-old Arizona boy accused in killings to custody

ST. JOHNS, Ariz. — A prosecutor has withdrawn his request to have a 9-year-old eastern Arizona boy who shot and killed his father’s friend returned to custody while he awaits sentencing.

Child abductions, parental custody battles increasingly crossing international borders

NEWARK, N.J. — It was a globe-trotting romance: a handsome American working as a model in Italy falls in love with a Brazilian beauty studying fashion design in Milan. They marry in 1999, settle in the tony New Jersey shore town of Red Bank, and have a son.

Brazil Supreme Court refuses to block return of boy to US father, but appeal pending

SAO PAULO — Brazil’s Supreme Court on Wednesday rebuffed a bid by a political party to stop a 9-year-old boy from being taken to the United States to live with his father. But the boy’s return to the U.S. is likely to be delayed by further legal appeals.

Twists in NJ man’s quest for custody of son in Brazil put focus on what’s best for the boy

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — Under international law, it appears straightforward that a 9-year-old boy who has lived most of his life in Brazil should be returned to his father in New Jersey.

Brazil supreme court delays NJ father from taking custody of his son; dad may head home alone

NEWARK, N.J. — It’s been an agonizing 72 hours for a New Jersey father who rushed to Brazil earlier this week, hoping to bring home the son who has become the center of an ongoing custody dispute and debate over whether Brazilian courts or international law can determine what’s best for the child.

NJ father says he’s not giving up on getting custody of son in Brazil, despite legal setback

NEWARK, N.J. — A New Jersey father who headed to Brazil to take custody of his son says he’s frustrated by a judge’s decision but will never give up fighting for his child.

Brazilian supreme court justice suspends order granting immediate custody of boy to US father

SAO PAULO — A Brazilian supreme court justice on Tuesday suspended a court order granting immediate custody of a 9-year-old boy to his U.S. father, extending a multiyear battle that has reached the highest levels of both the Brazilian and U.S. governments.

Brazil supreme court justice suspends court order granting custody of boy to US father

SAO PAULO — A Brazilian supreme court justice on Tuesday suspended a court order granting custody of a 9-year-old boy to his U.S. father, extending a multiyear battle that has reached the highest levels of both the Brazilian and U.S. governments.

Brazilian supreme court justice suspends court order giving custody of boy to US father

SAO PAULO — A Brazilian supreme court justice has suspended a court order granting custody of a 9-year-old boy to his U.S. father.

Lawyer says divorced NJ man to get custody of 8-year-old son taken to Brazil by his mother

TRENTON, N.J. — A federal court in Brazil has ruled that a New Jersey father should get custody of his 8-year-old son, whose mother took him to the South American nation after their divorce and died there, the man’s lawyer said Monday.

Conservatives prepare for clash over nearly 20-year-old Rights of Child pact, unapproved by US

NEW YORK — A global children’s rights treaty, ratified by every U.N. member except the United States and Somalia, has so alarmed its American critics that some are now pushing to add a parental rights amendment to the Constitution as a buffer against it.