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Grandmother Fights for Visitation in Goldman Case

(April 5) --The familial saga, along with its legal maneuvering, continues. The grandmother of Sean Goldman, the 9-year-old at the center of a bitter, five-year custody dispute, says the boy's father, David Goldman, is denying her the right to visit or speak to the child now since Goldman brought him from Brazil to live...

Heavy Snow Expected for Mid-Atlantic, Northeast

WASHINGTON (Feb. 5) -- The threat of up to 2 feet of snow in parts of the Mid-Atlantic caused airline cancellations Friday, closed schools and emptied Virginia's Statehouse. Those who can work from home should do so, said Joan Morris, a spokeswoman for the Virginia Department of Transportation. Across the region, state...

Custody Battle Not Over, Brazil Family Says

SAO PAULO (Dec. 29) - The Brazilian family of a 9-year-old boy returned by court order to his U.S. father said Tuesday it will fight to regain custody. Lawyers for the relatives of Sean Goldman said they will push forward with a request from his Brazilian grandmother to allow the boy to make his own wishes known in...

New Jersey Dad Rejoices in Return of Son Held in Brazil

ORLANDO, Fla. (Dec. 25) - For the first time in five years, a New Jersey father went to bed knowing that no last-minute legal appeal could keep him from his mop-haired son, who was finally back on U.S. soil after a tumultuous intercontinental custody battle involving his Brazilian stepfamily. David Goldman and his...

US Dad Should Get Custody of Son, Brazilian Judge Says

RIO DE JANEIRO (Dec. 23) -- A U.S. man involved in a five-year battle for his son is closer than ever to being reunited with the boy, and waits now to see if Brazilian relatives will comply with an order from Brazil's chief justice to give up custody. The justice ruled Tuesday that the 9-year-old be turned over to David...