A 9-year-old boy at the center of an international custody battle has reportedly told a psychologist

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(18 Jun 2009) HEADLINE: Custody battle in Brazil takes a new turn CAPTION: A 9-year-old boy at the center of an international custody battle has reportedly told a psychologist that he wants to stay with his stepfamily in Brazil. (June 18) [Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] A 9-year-old boy at the center of an international custody battle has reportedly told a psychologist that he wants to stay with his stepfamily in Brazil, and not return to the U-S with his biological father. In a transcript released Wednesday, Sean Goldman says if he is sent back to New Jersey with his father then he will quote break down totally. He then repeats he wants to stay in Brazil. The boy's father - David Goldman - has been trying for years to bring his son back to the United States. In 2004, Goldman's wife took their son to Brazil on a vacation, and never returned. She divorced Goldman and remarried a Brazilian attorney. She died last year -- and a Brazilian court granted custody of Sean to her new husband. A lower court recently ruled that Sean should return to the United States, but that decision was later suspended. The interview with Sean Goldman was conducted Monday. It is unclear who paid for the psychologists services. ___ ___, The Associated Press. (****END****) ANCHOR VOICE: ------------------------- VIDEO PRODUCER: Kevin White ------------------------------ VIDEO SOURCE: -------------------------- VIDEO APPROVAL: ------------------------------ VIDEO RESTRICTIONS: ---------------------------------- SCRIPT/WIRE SOURCE:BC-LT--Brazil-US-Custody Battle, 1st Ld-Write 1102 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...