Washington - Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ), Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), and Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) recently introduced a resolution urging Brazil to comply with the requirements of the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and reunite Sean Goldman with his father in the United States.

Sean Goldman, who is eight years old, was taken to Brazil by his mother, Bruna Goldman, in 2004 and kept in Brazil without the consent of the boy's father - David Goldman. David Goldman has since waged a legal battle to get his son back.

Bruna Goldman passed away in 2008. Sean Goldman is currently in Brazil with his stepfather. Only recently was David Goldman allowed by Brazilian authorities to visit with Sean for the first time since he was taken to Brazil.

In January, Sen. Lautenberg personally met with David Goldman and U.S. Ambassador to Brazil Clifford Sobel in separate meetings about the abduction case. Sen. Lautenberg also joined with Sen. Menendez earlier this month to call on Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to follow international law and assist in the return of Sean Goldman to his father.

Under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of the International Abduction of Children, to which both the U.S. and Brazil are signatories, a child who is a habitual resident in one party country, and who has been removed to another party country in violation of a parent's custodial rights is to be returned to the country of habitual residence. However, Sean Goldman was not returned to the U.S. and instead has been living in Brazil for more than four years. The Senators' resolution would urge Brazilian authorities to comply with international law.

A copy of the Senate Resolution is attached.

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