US dad arrives in Brazil after court win, hopes to return with son before Christmas
By APThursday, December 17, 2009
US dad arrives in Brazil, hoping to take son home
RIO DE JANEIRO — The U.S. father in a protracted international custody battle says he has come to Brazil in hopes of finally taking his son home.
David Goldman has landed at Rio de Janeiro’s international airport after a court victory in the custody battle for his 9-year-old son.
He said on Thursday simply that “I hope I can go home with my son.”
The boy has been living in Brazil since his Brazilian mother took him the country in 2004.
Goldman thought they were leaving for a two-week vacation. Instead, the woman stayed, divorced Goldman, remarried and then died last year giving birth to a daughter.
On Wednesday, a federal court ruled Goldman’s son must be handed over to him within 48 hours at the American consulate in Rio.
