A Father's Nightmare and How You Can Help 

Did you watch Dateline last night? I was so shocked and upset after hearing how New Jersey father David Goldman's has not been able to see his son in four and a half years after his wife abducted the boy in 2004 and fled to Brazil. Since then David Goldman has been living a nightmare, fighting the Brazilian court system, trying to get back his son.

The story become even more bizarre when his wife (who divorced him in Brazil and married a Brazilian Lawyer) died in August after giving birth to her second child. Even though their son now has only one living parent, his ex-wife's husband will not give back Sean Goldman to his father and has even petitioned the Brazilian court to remove David Goldman's name form his own son's birth certificate. He has also defied a court order allowing Mr. Goldman a weekend visit with the boy by hiding the child.

 It is frightening to think that a parent can kidnap a child, move to another country and get away with it. As divorced parents we need to send a clear message to our government and governments around the world that this is unacceptable. Sean Goldman is an American citizen who has been kidnapped, yet our government has not demanded the Brazilian government return the child.

 Please go to www.bringseanhome.org and sign an online petition to help reunite Sean and his father. There are also other ways to help on the website. Let's help this divorced father get back his son.