The Brazilian relatives of 9-year-old Sean Goldman said Tuesday they will fight to regain custody of the child.
Lawyers for the boy said they will move forward with a request from his Brazilian grandmother, Silvana Bianchi, to allow the boy to make his own wishes known in court. The request was denied, but the Supreme court has reportedly not issued a final ruling on that matter. The court does not formally meet again until February.
Last week, a Supreme court judge ordered Sean returned to his father, David Goldman, who resides in Tinton Falls, New Jersey.
Upon the decision by the judge last week, the Brazilian family said they would end their battle to keep the boy in Brazil. However, on Tuesday, their lawyers said was the family was only obeying the judge’s order.
“Sean’s early delivery does not end the legal process,” the lawyers said in a statement. “The legal process in Brazil is not over.”
Read more…Brazilian Family Wants Custody of 9-Year-Old Boy – WPIX
One of the most challenging and complicated problems facing families today is the issue of developing and maintaining healthy relationships with stepchildren. Undoubtedly, many new spouses must feel, upon entering into a stepfamily situation, that they are suddenly expected to act like Superman and “leap tall buildings with a single bound.”
Though stepfamilies may look like traditional nuclear families on the outside, the dynamics on the inside are very different. Two completely unique family cultures, two completely different sets of traditions, two completely different ways of dealing with issues must now reach happy (or at least peaceful) coexistence in one family.
Think about it: Roles for everyone are jumbled and confused … responsibilities are not clear cut as they usually are in a traditional family … activities once taken for granted (disciplining children, media and recreation choices, purchasing gifts, etc.) must now be reconsidered in light of their impact on new family members. Even something as basic as what titles you should use for each other needs to be discussed and decided upon as a family.
Read more…Developing Healthy Relationships as a Stepparent
