-This is such great news!!! I can't believe they finally agreed to return Sean to his father....and just in time for Christmas 
RIO DE JANEIRO - A Brazilian family has decided to end its legal fight for custody of a 9-year-old boy and will obey a court order to turn him over to his U.S. father, an aide to the family's lawyer said Wednesday. "It is certain the family will not pursue any more legal channels," the aide to lawyer Sergio Tostes said, speaking on condition of anonymity because she wasn't authorized to discuss the matter. Tostes, reached by telephone, referred inquiries to his office. The decision ends a five-year legal fight by David Goldman to regain custody of his son, Sean. Earlier Wednesday, a federal court in Rio ordered the family to relinquish Sean to Goldman by 9 a.m. (6 a.m. EST; 1100 GMT) Thursday. U.S. Republican Rep. Chris Smith, of New Jersey, in Brazil to support Goldman, said Goldman's lawyers believe Brazil's federal police are authorized to physically remove the child from the family if it does not meet the court deadline. He also said the international police agency Interpol had been notified to make sure Sean was not flown out of Brazil. "David and his team are encouraged that the nightmare is coming to an end," Smith said. "No more delays. It's time to do this." Neither Goldman nor the Brazilian family commented immediately.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091223/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_brazil_us_custody_battle
RIO DE JANEIRO - A Brazilian family has decided to end its legal fight for custody of a 9-year-old boy and will obey a court order to turn him over to his U.S. father, an aide to the family's lawyer said Wednesday. "It is certain the family will not pursue any more legal channels," the aide to lawyer Sergio Tostes said, speaking on condition of anonymity because she wasn't authorized to discuss the matter. Tostes, reached by telephone, referred inquiries to his office. The decision ends a five-year legal fight by David Goldman to regain custody of his son, Sean. Earlier Wednesday, a federal court in Rio ordered the family to relinquish Sean to Goldman by 9 a.m. (6 a.m. EST; 1100 GMT) Thursday. U.S. Republican Rep. Chris Smith, of New Jersey, in Brazil to support Goldman, said Goldman's lawyers believe Brazil's federal police are authorized to physically remove the child from the family if it does not meet the court deadline. He also said the international police agency Interpol had been notified to make sure Sean was not flown out of Brazil. "David and his team are encouraged that the nightmare is coming to an end," Smith said. "No more delays. It's time to do this." Neither Goldman nor the Brazilian family commented immediately.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091223/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_brazil_us_custody_battle
