A Brazilian federal appeals court has upheld an earlier ruling in favour of US father David Goldman, who has been trying to obtain custody and the return of his son since the child was taken to Brazil by his mother in 2004. The case has gained international attention as a test case for the Hague Convention on International Child Abduction. The boy, who was four at the time he was taken for what Goldman says was supposed to be a two-week vacation, has US and Brazilian citizenship. His mother died in 2008 and Goldman argues that as the sole surviving parent, he should have custody, but the boy’s maternal family and stepfather argue that he wants to stay with them and have said they intend to appeal.

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