subject: Denver Judge Grants Visitation In Child Custody Battle [print this page] The media is full of tragic stories surrounding divorce, child custody battles, and other family law cases gone bad, but every so often, they report on situations where everything seems to go right. FOX31 News out of Denver carried one such story this past week of a Denver birth father who has been granted visitation rights by a Denver judge to see the daughter that he has only seen once in the last four and a half years.
Though his child custody battle is still being waged, Rob Manzanares calls the judges decision a victory for all birth fathers who have unlawfully been denied custody of a child. Manzanares was not married to his daughters mother when the child was born. The woman then moved to Utah where her brothers family adopted the girl. However, Manzanares had signed up with the Colorado state registry as the girls father before the mother took her to Utah. Consequently, according to Manzanares child custody lawyer, the courts in Utah should not have approved the change in custody.
The Utah Supreme Court recently overturned a lower courts decision and returned the child custody case to Colorado. That move enabled the Denver judge to grant visitation rights to Manzanares while the custody trial continues. In an effort to protect the child as the custody suit continues, the judge has ordered that she be evaluated to see how well she is handling visits from both birth parents. He also said that he is committed to protecting the rights of the adoptive parents, even if it has been deemed that the Utah courts granted those child custody rights out of turn.
Manzanares lawyer says that the outcome of this Denver child custody case will have nationwide implications for all birth fathers who desire to have custody of a child. He indicated that it will help to prevent a birth mother from violating one states laws by taking a child to another state for adoption.
Obviously, there are many intricacies to child custody law, not just in Denver or in Utah but across the country. That is why having a lawyer who specializes in child custody and other family law issues is essential whenever you are seeking custody of a child. If you are involved in a child custody question of any sort, your Denver child custody lawyer will enable you to understand all of the applicable regulations and laws and will be able to guide you to do what is in the best interest of you and your child. Contact a child custody lawyer in the Denver area today and get the help you need to protect your custodial rights.
