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Child Allegedly Abducted from Custodial Grandparents Found in Denver
By Denver Divorce Lawyer on September 26, 2011
According to The Orange County Register, a 15-month-old girl that had been reported missing from her grandparents’ Aliso Viejo, California home was found in a suburb of Denver, Colorado. The girl was discovered in a Lakewood motel room with her 24-year-old mother.
The child’s grandparents had temporary custody and reported her missing on Friday, September 17, 2011. She was quickly found the next morning in Colorado, where the child’s parents once lived. It is believed that the child’s 23-year-old father abducted the girl from the grandparents’ home and fled to their former home-state, with her and her mother, although that suspicion has not yet been confirmed. The father does appear to have returned to Colorado, but has not been located.
After investigation revealed that the child was being kept at a motel, Lakewood police dispatched officers to the identified motel where they found both the child and her mother. It is unknown whether her mother played any part in the abduction but an investigation is ongoing. A Colorado hearing is scheduled in Jefferson County Court to decide when the child may be returned to her grandparents.
Child custody is a very complicated and sensitive issue. A court’s job is to ensure that the custodial arrangement is in the best interests of the child and if custody, whether temporary or not, is awarded to the child’s grandparents, then there is a good reason. You should never take matters into your own hands. If you are unhappy with the custody order, then there are steps that you can take to modify or change the arrangement. Deciding to kidnap your child against a court order will only ensure that you will never be granted custody.
If you have a child or children and are facing a divorce in Colorado, or are struggling with child custody issues, the experienced child custody lawyers in Denver at Kaplan Law, LLC, can help you reach an arrangement that is best for both you and your child. Contact us for a consultation today at 303-458-5500.
