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David Goldman's Biography: Who Is Sean Goldman's Father?
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by Yuliya Talmazan | December 28, 2009 at 12:07 pm
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David Goldman, the father of nine-year-old Sean Goldman who became the center-point of an international custody battle between families in the United States and Brazil, has finally been reunited with his son, and the two are currently spending their vacation together at Disney World in Florida.
But, who is David Goldman, Sean Goldman's father?
David Goldman used to work as an international model. He started out in modeling when he was working as a lifeguard in his hometown of New Jersey. Goldman was once prompted to pose with a swimsuit model when working as a lifeguard and that jump-started his modeling career. He got to pose with big names like Claudia Schiffer and Heidi Klum.
David Goldman's wife Bruna Bianchi was a fashion design student from Brazil whom Goldman met in Italy. In 2000, their son Sean Goldman was born. After the birth of his son, Goldman stopped modeling and went into real estate business. But in 2004, Bianchi kidnapped Sean while pretending to go on a family vacation and returned to Brazil where she later remarried. She died upon giving birth to her second child. Sean Goldman's Brazilian family, including his step-father Joao Paulo Lins e Silva, was in a bitter custody battle with David Goldman ever since Bianchi's death.
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at 17:46 on December 28th, 2009
I'm a Brazilian, and I do believe the best word that describes Mr. Goldman is 'Hero'. He's the father and hero of the year. He's shown that fighting the good fight is worth. I'm very happy for him and I wish him and Sean all the best luck in the world. Happy new year.
at 18:31 on December 28th, 2009
Someday when the son is older he will realize how much his father loved him. Loved him enough to face down a foreign court system and win. He will realize that a true father's love is stronger than anything he could possibly imagine....and he will be glad his father came to get him. Good luck to both of them and may they continue peacefully as they evolve as father and son.
at 20:10 on December 28th, 2009
my question is why did she leave him in the first place?
at 11:58 on December 29th, 2009
It is reported that it was the maternal grandmother that caused the rift between David Goldman and his wife. The grandmother/mother made up some things that David supposedly said to her away from her daughter and she convinced the daughter to return to Brazil and a man that had always had feelings from Mrs. Goldman. The maternal grandmother appears to be the evil source in this situation.
at 08:54 on January 3rd, 2010
This question is asked a lot. Why did Bruna leave? The answer is well known. She left because she didn't like NJ, she felt she worked too much, and missed her family. On a CBS interview, available on video, Bruna's mother repeats the same. She had stopped loving David and wanted to go back to Brazil. What is also well documented is that Bruna never told David this or her close friends at the school. She told David she was going on vacation, period. Bruna thought she could go to Brazil, divorce David, and start a new life. However, there has never been an accusation of abuse (etc.) from David or that David was not a good father. On the contrary, Bruna is also on audio stating to David that he was a good father, the best even, but that she just was not happy in NJ. That's the story.
at 05:16 on December 29th, 2009
Well, first of all "custody" is the wrong word to use. This was not a custody battle but a kidnapping plain and simple. She knew what she was doing was legally and morally wrong. You can hear her in tapes he made, trying to bribe him with visitation if he would not press charges against her. My opinion for what is worth is that she was a spoiled little rich girl who tired of suburban US life and who became increasingly jealous of the obvious affection and devotion he showered on Sean. I for one commend David Goldman's efforts. Not once has he said anything demeaning about his deceased ex wife or her family while they for 5 long years alienated him and defamed him to the most beloved and impressionable young man in his life; Sean Goldman. I have said it before and I say again; the only way a family like that would see my son again would be Skype, you know webcam? I hope the Lins E Silva family practice has been tarnished by this spectacle because it is unconscionable what they did. The manipulated the law to suit their own needs and to hell with everyone else.
at 14:21 on December 30th, 2009
I am a Brazilian woman married to an American man. My entire family is still in Brazil. Before having my son, I admit I did consider moving back to Brazil in case my marriage wouldn`t ve worked out. But once I got pregnant, I knew that from that point on, whether or not my marriage worked out, I would be in this country for the rest of my days. Married, divorced or what not. My son belongs here, because this is the reality I created for him, no matter what. The other thing is, I too hope that the Lins E Silva families DO NOT gain any visitation rights on the boy. I don`t think that is in the best interest for the child. Plus, for all I know, the family in Brazil does not have any immigration privileges to have any rights over a child here in the U.S. If I had to apply for immigration papers even upon being married and being the mother of an United States Citizen, the only way they could be present in this boy`s life is with a tourist visa or wait until Sean is 18 years old so that he can apply for his grandmother to come here. My point is, they shouldn`t be able to visit or live in this country, unless our Homeland Security Dept. allows them the same way as they would for any aliens trying to come to this country. I thought that the law here would see this case as an abduction case. So, I hope David doesn`t agree to grant visitation rights to the "abductors" of this child. Because as you said, that`s what this is.
at 19:33 on January 8th, 2010
I agree, there isn't enough money in the world that they could pay me with that I would let my son go visit them here, there or anywhere. I just want to wish David and Sean all the best. I think David is handling it the way it should be handled. Keep the good parenting!!!
at 08:17 on December 29th, 2009
denisem, very good comments. I totally agree!
at 12:02 on December 29th, 2009
You can email your dissatisfaction on how the Lins e Silva family handled Sean's case by sending emails to: jplins@linsesilva.com.br or pls@linsesilva.com.br
at 05:16 on December 30th, 2009
Unfortunately the father of Sean, is an opportunist, that he wants is money. This has become clear, when asked the Brazilian family $ 150,000 is now demanding back $ 500,000 that is justified to cover the costs of the proceedings. I regret that the future of Sean is in the hands of this evil man.
at 09:03 on January 3rd, 2010
Eujacio, Eujacio. Where do I start with your distortion of the facts. Yes, David received $150,000 from Bruna's parents. He took legal action to freeze their assets in the US and due to their role in assisting Bruna in leaving and not returning. Once Bruna arrived in Brazil she went to the Brazil courts to begin her long web of lies. For example, she told the Brazil courts that David allowed Sean to come to Brazil and that he was already settled in a school in Brazil thus leading for the courts to grant her custoday. So again, this is why David pursued her parents. He didn't " asked the Brazilian family $150,000"--he pursued the law available with the truth unlike Bruna. And the Brazilian family kept him from recovering his son so if he is asking for $500,000, well guess what, I believe I read that the Hague convention allows for this request. Though you are not 100% clear, you are alleging that this is about money. No, Eujacio, this is about David being reunited with his son. The evil person in this is the immature and selfish Bruna who put these actions in motion when she told David she was going to Brazil on a two week vacation.
at 23:56 on January 8th, 2010
you are crazy and badly misinformed. Sean Goldman's father is David Goldman, not his dead mother's husband. The stepfather has ignored Brazilian court orders, denied visits by the child's father -- a shared custody arrangement with visitation rights spelled out should have taken place, not just stealing the child from his country and father. when the mother died -- the child belonged to his natural father. get your facts straight
at 06:40 on December 30th, 2009
Well, Eujácio Dantas, it is apparent that you are not well informed about this whole situation. These people engaged in a kidnapping, pure and simple. I have followed this story and yours is the only mention I have seen of demands for reimbursements. In the first place, he is entitled to be reimbursed by these people for what they cost him in dollars - there is no way to be "reimbursed" for what they cost him and his son in terms of the relationship they destroyed. The Brazilians committed a crime, so not only should they repay the money, they should be jailed. Which is exactly what would have happened in this country, and in Brazil as well if they were just ordinary folks. Think for a moment how you would feel in Mr. Goldman's position.
at 14:26 on December 30th, 2009
Ms. Irene, I agree with you in almost everything. But it wasn`t "The Brazilians" who committed a crime in my opinion. I would rephrase that as: These people who happened to be from Brazil commited a crime. There are many of us Brazilian mothers in the U.S married to American man who wouldn`t dream of separating their children from their home, father, family, etc. But I did get your point, very good.
at 12:06 on December 30th, 2009
I am so glad David got his Son back, he is where he belongs, with the only living parent he has. I just wonder when his e-wife died giving birth, did the baby die also? I have not heard of Sean having a sibling. What a sad situation for all involved. They are all in my prayers.
at 13:39 on January 9th, 2010
He has a baby sister. Run a 'Google search' or watch international videos of the Sean Goldman case and you will see the little sister. Grandma from Dungeon of Darkness is now getting the people of Brazil riled up on tv interviews saying that each time the ? 2 year old girl passes his room she asks "where brother?" Grandma says "Traveling." If Grandma hadn't been so evil and continued the abduction of David Goldman's son into the hands of Poao Paulo Lins e Silva, his STEP FATHER who also stole David Goldman's wife, then the little girl wouldn't have to go through this EITHER!!! That is IF she had informed David after her daughter died and allowed him to go to his father.
at 16:49 on December 30th, 2009
I doubt David will see much Justice from Brazil. First of all the Mother abducted him and she is dead. I find it funny that the Brazilian family still wants to keep this alive. What are they thinking? I would think if they value visitation rights- which I think David would be nuts to grant- they would start to behave. My feeling is that David will let them dig their own hole and then move cut off contact. Thankfully David is taking the high road. His son will notice.
at 04:41 on December 31st, 2009
Goldman has a slizy past. The child is NOT in good hands. His wife left because of abuse and questionale activities as going back as a male model and other reasons. Why hasen't he fought for the child before her death. He is all about himself.A fake
at 07:22 on December 31st, 2009
Main- Obviously you have NOT paid any attention to this case. He has been fighting for his son for SEVEN YEARS!!!!! The day he found out his wife wasn't coming back, he has been fighting. I highly doubt she left because of abuse, she was selfish and her family is selfish.
at 18:59 on January 2nd, 2010
If you knew anything about this story you would know that he has been fighting for his son since the day his wife called to say she would not be returning. After she passed he was forced to restart the fight with a man who had no rights to the child what so ever, become more educated before speaking on situations you are not fully informed about.
at 14:08 on December 31st, 2009
To answer your question, newbarb08, Sean's mother Bruna died while giving birth to a baby girl around 17 months ago. The baby girl IS alive; I saw one picture of Sean holding her. As wonderful as it is for David to get Sean back (and I have been cheering for David, heartbroken for him and following this story for years), it must be very hard for Sean to leave his baby sister as well as his Brazilian maternal grandmother who has been in his life since he was born (his maternal grandparents have a house in New Jersey). I'm sure he was devastated by the death of his mother, too. It is despicable and infuriating that Bruna, her second husband and Bruna's parents conspired to cut David out of Sean's life. Poor Sean will have to reconcile their evil actions as he grows older. How can he learn to trust again??? Hopefully he can form a strong bond/attachment to David again after all the poisoning and character assassinations his Brazilian relatives have done. By the way, I have heard tapes (on TV) that David made with Bruna telling him what a great father he always was. Sean's New Jersey preschool teacher said the same thing as did many others. It doesn't matter if David's marriage to Bruna was good, bad, or indifferent! What matters is that David was and is an excellent father who went to the ends of the earth to fight for his son.
at 12:55 on January 5th, 2010
thank you for answering my question Caryn Gottfried. I have often wondered about the baby,but had never heard anything about her. Poor Sean having to deal with losing all he has lost and now his baby Sister also. I still do believe that he is where he belongs, its just a sad thing for everyone involved.
at 14:14 on January 8th, 2010
Whether or not Bruna was unhappy in the U.S. or New Jersey, does not give her cause to abduct the child to her home country. Mature people work out their marital differences without interference from conniving parents who have their own agendas.
at 18:37 on January 8th, 2010
Before we jump to conclusions about the Brazilian family's motives, let's remember that mothers don't kidnap children across international borders with no reason. We don't know her circumstances or her situation. What we do know is that this woman was in some situation so drastic that she felt it was necessary to leave the country with her son and without her husband.
at 19:36 on January 8th, 2010
Maybe you should have read the story or watched it on TV before you jump to conclusions. She left because she didn't like it in New Jersey. And I think a spoiled brat.
at 20:39 on January 8th, 2010
Mothers cannot kidnap their children, it goes against the definition of kidnapping. Nor can they abduct their children, whatever you may believe. Many abused mothers live in fear of their husbands and are forced to leave them with their children and speak nicely about them out of fear as well. I'm not saying that this is the case here. Please keep that in mind though.
at 20:40 on January 8th, 2010
I recently read that Bruna missed her family and country and the support that they could offer her that she wasn't getting here. The reports are that David rarely worked at all once he and Bruna settled in NJ. She tried to stay positive and save her marriage for the sake of their son, but ultimately refused to support a person who wanted to live off of her! There are always too sides to every story and interestingly we have heard very little here in the US as to Bruna's true motives for going home. I can't help but wonder... if the child had no trust fund and Bruna's family was not affluent & wealthy would the outcome have been the same?
at 13:53 on January 9th, 2010
marge C, in a video (it may have been one of the Sean Goldman Caso from a Latino news station) I saw a New Jersey affidavit from Bruna where I put it on pause so I could see the document. She said she had wanted to stay home with her son but had to go out to work (David stayed with the child) and that she breastfed him for 1 1/2 years...I couldn't read the rest because they had enlarged and emboldened part of it and I had to 'read around' it. I think that may have some interesting content as to her feelings etc. IF we could see it! I absolutely support Sean and David Goldman being together...and think it was disgustingly slimy that her mother let him stay with his stepfather after her death and did not inform David of her death. It is too bad Evil Grandmother is so STUPID and self-absorbed that she can't realize that David had said that he would allow them to come and visit Sean, that he would not do to them what they had done to him. She is just shooting herself, and once again, Sean, in the foot. She must think that Money = Right. Often it does in this world, but SOMETIMES actual right prevails!
at 19:53 on January 9th, 2010
In the first reports about this story, I could have sworn that David Goldman had done an interview with a woman that was introduced as his present wife, However, in the most recent news, there is no mention of a wife, nor are there any pictures of her. Does anyone know his marital status?