Divorce Advice for Men | Fathers Rights Divorce | Child Custody

Shortly after waving goodbye to his wife and son at a New Jersey airport in 2004, David Goldman was thrust into the worldwide media spotlight as he waged a 5-year long, and ultimately successful, international custody battle to be reunited with his son, Sean.

Goldman's then-wife was taking their son to Brazil for a brief vacation, but she refused to return from Brazil starting a complex custody and abduction battle that took five years until David was reunited with Sean. The case drew the attention of the international media, as well as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Goldman has written about the experience in his book called "A Father’s Love," which is available at bookstores and online retailers nationwide.

In a discussion with DadsDivorce.com editor Matt Allen, Goldman shared the emotional toll of the abduction, how he's had to overcome parental alienation, and why dads everywhere should read "A Father's Love."

You can learn much more about David and Sean's story by visiting the website BringSeanHome.org.

By Matt Allen

Editor, DadsDivorce.com

Because of the difference between Japanese and American laws regarding custody and kidnapping, Japan has become a safe refuge for parents who abduct their own children and want to keep them away from their American fathers.

That may no longer be the case, though, as Japan has endorsed plans to bring itself in line with the international child custody convention commonly referred to as the Hague Convention, according to an Associated Press report.

Question:

My wife does not want a divorce because her Visa enabling her to remain in the country legally is based on being married to a U.S. citizen.

If we were to get divorced, would she be deported?

Would a judge refuse to grant a divorce if it meant deportation and our child would be unable to see his mother often?

Question:

My custody agreement states my child's summer visitation with me begins the last day of the school year, which is schedule for June 8.

However, because of increased snow days, the last day of the year has been pushed back. Do I still get parenting time with my child on June 8 or have to wait until the new last day of school?

Question:

I live in the same city where our original divorce judgment was filed. I want to file a motion to modify custody so I can have more parenting time with my son.

He lives in another city with his mother, but within the same state.

Should I file the modification where the original court orders were issued or where my child now lives?