Larry King : What caused the breakup of the marriage ? David Goldman : I do n't know . Apparently , she decided she wanted to live in Brazil , where she said she had more friends and more family and where she was known . King : Did you feel happily married ? Goldman : Yes , I thought we were happily married . King : So this was a call out of the blue ? Goldman : I was completely blindsided and crushed . King : What did you do then ? Goldman : Well , I -LRB- got -RRB- a phone call . My mom tracked it down as being Father 's Day , about three days after they arrived . The first call was they got there safe , everything was OK . Then , I got a phone call and a very serious voice -- a voice they did n't recognize , really , as being , you know , it was out of her normal tone . Bruna says , `` David , we need to talk . You 're a great guy . You 're a wonderful father , but our love affair
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- An 8-year-old American boy is caught in the middle of an ugly custody battle so high profile that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is using her clout to try to bring the boy home . David Goldman 's legal battle to gain custody of his son has drawn the attention of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton . In 2004 , David Goldman dropped off his wife , Bruna , and then-4-year-old son , Sean , at the airport for a two-week vacation in Brazil . Shortly after she arrived in her native country , Bruna told David she wanted a divorce and planned to stay in Brazil with their son . Bruna later remarried and got pregnant , but she died while giving birth last summer . Goldman thought he was getting his son back , but a Brazilian family court judge granted custody of Sean to Bruna 's new husband . Goldman talked with CNN 's Larry King about the international legal battle he is waging to gain custody of his son . King also talked to Helvecio Ribeiro , Bruna Goldman 's uncle . The following is an edited version of the interviews .