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judge reprimanded the grandparents for their "contemptible actions’’. He cited their repeated attempts to undermine the father-son relationship by playing a major part in the original
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As a result of this case and the media attention, Representative Chris Smith of New Jersey proposed a new law in 2013. The "Sean and David
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Brazilian court. She then married Brazilian lawyer JoĂŁo Paulo Lins e Silva in 2007, and subsequently died while giving birth to their child in 2008. After Bruna's death, the Brazilian husband obtained a custody order for the child from the Brazilian courts by failing to inform them of Bruna's
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broadcast a special on the case upon the successful return of the child to his father. The 2-hour special presented by
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death and requesting a new
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on 19 June 2009 titled "Will Brazil Do The Right Thing". There were public comments on the case by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on 4 March 2009 on NBC's
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