A Father's Love (38 page)

190
“Japan”... a “haven,” and a “black hole for abduction”:
Written testimony submitted by Commander Paul Toland, U.S. Navy, to the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission on Child Abduction/Parental Access. December 2, 2009.

192
“no emergency meeting in the White House”:
Statement of The Honorable Bernard Aronson, Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (1989–1993), to the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, December 2, 2009.

207
“unheard-of feat”:
Seth Kugel, “Brazil: More Sympathy for David Goldman?”
Global Post,
December 18, 2009,
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/brazil/091218/sean-goldman-custody-battle
.

210
fought more than one thousand family law cases: Veja
magazine, July 2009
.

229
“He's allergic to shellfish”:
I thought Silvana might supply medical records to me or to my attorneys during the “handoff.” But to this day, neither the Ribeiros nor the Lins e Silvas have sent me any of Sean's medical records. Five years of medical history, and I have none of it.

245–46
“a process to deal with the ongoing family”:
Geoff Mulvihill, “New Dispute Over Boy Brought to NJ from Brazil,” Associated Press, April 5, 2010.

258
“a sophisticated version of begging”:
Statement of The Honorable Bernard Aronson, Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (1989–1993), to the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, December 2, 2009.

258
“mission was not to punish Brazil”:
Senator Frank Lautenberg, news interview, December 30, 2009,
FoxNews.com/v/3957430/political-hammer
.

Abduction, child.
See
Child abduction, international

Adams, Luis Inácio

Allen, Ernie

Amorim, Celso, Hillary Clinton discusses Sean with

Andrade, Paulo Roberto

Applegate, Al

Apy, Patricia (Tricia)

in Brazil with David

on Bruna's death

on
Dr. Phil

initial legal actions

Lantos Commission testimony

on
Larry King Live

meets Congressman Smith

and Ribeiros' lawsuits in U.S.

Aronson, Bernard

“Bring Sean Home” protest

connections made for David

contacts David

Lantos Commission testimony

op-ed pieces

political position of

and Sean's homecoming

views
Dateline

Aurelio de Mello, Marco, decisions against David

Barzee, Wanda

Bay, Michael

Bianchi, Bruna

abandons David

affluence, concern with

background information

Brazil, trips during marriage

citizenship, multiple

David's legal efforts for Sean.
See
Goldman, David, legal battle

death of

divorces David

false claims against David

flight to Brazil, warning signs

home life with David

meets Lins e Silva.
See also
Lins e Silva, João Paulo

online information about

parents of.
See
Ribeiro, Raimundo and Silvana

pregnancies of

remarriage in Brazil

work in Brazil

work in U.S.

Blum, Orna

Bott, Steve and Karen

Braden, Patrick

Brazil

Brazilian people, shame over case

crime problem

Hague Convention, noncompliance

as Hague Convention member

media coverage, positive for David

U.S. stalls trade status

Brazilian Central Authority

“Bring Sean Home” Web site

Brownfield, Bill

Chang, Bobby

Child abduction, international

abduction versus custody

future reforms

international treaty.
See
Hague Abduction Convention

Lantos Commission testimony on

as nation-to-nation issue

psychological effects on child

scope of problem

Clendenning, Alan

Clinton, Hillary

on abduction of Sean

and child abduction issue

David's contact to

encourages David

Cohen, Richard

Corzine, Jon

Cowan, Lee

Curry, Ann

D'Amico, Bob

“Bring Sean Home” protest

“Bring Sean Home” Web site

Damour, Marie

DeAngelis, Mark

assistance to David

“Bring Sean Home” protest

“Bring Sean Home” Web site

David meets

Defamation lawsuit, by Lins e Silva to David

Delahunt, William

Diament, Dr. Charles

Dugard, Jaycee Lee

Engel, Eliot

Filho, André Thomaz

Finiciello, Mike

Freda, Jim

Garrido, Phillip and Nancy

Gelbard, Bob

Goldman, Barry

background information

on David as model

and Sean's homecoming

Goldman, David

abandoned by Bruna

abandonment, warning signs

Brazil, trips with Bruna

on Brazilian grandparents' visitation

in charter fishing business

dating/marriage to Bruna

divorced by Bruna

emotional pain during abduction

family/backround information

Guillain-Barré rehabilitation

home life with Bruna

in-laws.
See
Ribeiro, Raimundo and Silvana

meets Bruna

meets Wendy and Mary

model, work as

and Sean, after kidnapping

and Sean, before kidnapping

Sean, birth of

and Sean depart Brazil

and Sean's abduction.
See
Goldman, David, legal battle; Goldman, Sean

social isolation after abduction

thanks everyone involved

Goldman, David, legal battle

as abduction versus custody case

after Sean's return

anti-Semitism from Brazil

and Brazilian Central Authority

and Bruna's death

Bruna's initial custody demand

Bruna and Sean's travel authorization by David

communication with Sean in Brazil

communication with Sean prohibited

cost of

court decisions against

court decisions in favor of

criminal prosecution of Bruna

death threats

defamation/libel lawsuit by Lins e Silva

in federal versus family court

final ruling

first trips to Brazil

and Hague rules.
See
Hague Abduction Convention

illegal actions against David

language barrier

Lantos Commission testimony

legal counsel in Brazil.
See
Zamariola, Ricardo Jr.

legal counsel in U.S.
See
Apy, Patricia (Tricia)

legal maneuvers against David

lies/insults about David

and Lins e Silva family.
See
Lins e Silva, João Paulo; Lins e Silva, Paulo

new birth certificate for Sean

news coverage.
See
Media

profit motive accusation

psychological testimony

psychological tests, positive outcome

return order, issued and revoked

and Riberio family.
See
Ribeiro, Raimundo and Silvana

Sean during.
See
Goldman, Sean

Sean on witness stand issue

second kidnapper

U.S. court orders for Sean's return

U.S. court orders for Sean's return ignored

U.S. embassy in Brazil, passivity of

U.S. officials, lack of action

U.S. political assistance.
See
Aronson, Bernard; Clinton, Hillary; Lautenberg, Frank; Obama, Barack; Smith, Chris

visitation agreement

visitation hearings

visitation thwarted

visit with Sean, first

weaknesses of case

Web site “Bring Sean Home,”

Goldman, Ellie

background information

call from Sean in Brazil

Ribeiros, outreach to

and Sean's homecoming

trips to Brazil with David

Goldman, Leslie

Goldman, Phyllis

Goldman, Sean

adjustment after kidnapping

arrives home

birth of

Brazilian grandparents.
See
Ribeiro, Raimundo and Silvana

and Bruna's second husband.
See
Lins e Silva, João Paulo

Christmas in U.S.

communication with David from Brazil

communication with David prohibited

communication with Ribeiros from U.S.

and David, after kidnapping

and David, before kidnapping

departure from Brazil

first visit with David after abduction

first words to David after abduction

influence on, by abductors

life in Brazil

on NBC private plane

negative visits with David

and psychological damage

rescue from abductors.
See
Goldman, David, legal battle

Gustafson de Andrade, Karen, with David in Brazil

Hague Abduction Convention

Brazil's membership suspension request

Brazil's noncompliance with

and cases in Brazil

court discretion allowed by

left-behind-parent rights

and Lins e Silva family

Lins e Silva legal maneuvers against

purpose of

on return of child, time allowed

rules

Handelman, Bill

Harazim, Dorrit

Henshaw, Simon

Holt, Rush

International Child Abduction Prevention Act

International Parental Kidnapping and Crime Act (1993)

Internet

power of

See also
“Bring Sean Home” Web site

Ireland, Kathy

Kapalko, Paul

King, Larry

Kirby, Michael

Klum, Heidi

Kofman, Jeffrey

Langdon, Matthew

Langdon, Michelle and Dan

Lautenberg, Frank

anti-Semitism toward David, informed of

contacts Brazilian president

stalls trade bill with Brazil

Lins e Silva, João Paulo

and Bruna

court decisions against

courtroom appearance

family, power in Brazil

as father on birth certificate, motion for

illegal actions by

influence on Sean

keeping Sean, reasons for

lawsuit against David

legal maneuvers against David

legal specialty of

media campaign by

media suppressed by

online information about

parental alienation practiced by

profit motive, accuses David

and psychological damage to Sean

relationships, after Bruna's death

and Sean at home

and Sean's departure

socioaffective paternity argument

temporary guardianship granted

on U.S. TV

Lins e Silva, Paulo

in courtroom

insults and lies about David

legal community against

legal specialty of

on parental alienation

power in Brazil

Lula da Silva, Luiz Inácio

Lautenberg contacts

and Obama, regarding Sean

Mann, Avery

Marley, John

Mary, David meets

McGovern, James

McGraw, Dr. Phil

Media

Brazilian, Lins e Silva suppression of

Brazilian attention to story

“Bring Sean Home” protests

“Bring Sean Home” Web site

competition among outlets

first attention to story

initial constraints regarding interviews

kidnappers' campaign

kidnappers on U.S. TV

major newspaper coverage

NBC flies Sean home

public response to kidnapping

and Sean's departure

Mendes, Gilmar

Menendez, Robert

Messitte, Peter

Mitchell, Andrea

Mitchell, Brian

Moran, James

Nealon, Dr. Nancy

Noel, Benita

Noonan, Mary

Obama, Barack

Lantos Commission letter to

letter to David

and Lula da Silva, regarding Sean

Office of Children's Issues