Man Leaves Son He Fought for in Court

A man who battled fiercely for more than three years to win back his son from an adoptive couple has left his wife and the boy once known as Baby Richard. Otakar Kirchner moved out several months ago and the son is with his mother, Otakar Kirchner’s lawyer, Loren Heinemann, said. Danny Kirchner was adopted by Kimberly and Jay Warburton shortly after birth, before his biological parents had married. The boy’s mother, Daniela Kirchner, said she believed Kirchner had abandoned her. Otakar Kirchner was led to believe the boy had died. He began a three-year custody fight that ended when the Illinois Supreme Court invalidated the adoption.