Comments Drop Behind Form Field

I have forms that I created using Adobe XI Pro and want the end user to provide comments to the forms in PDF when necessary.  However, when a comment is inserted using either Reader or Pro, the comment drops behind the field in the final version and cannot be seen but can be found in the comments summary dialog box.  Is there a way to leave the comments on the top layer so they are always visible on the page?

Sorry, I slightly misread your original post. The fact that these annotations appear behind form fields is normal and not something you can change.
However, if you flatten the form fields and not the comments, the field appearances will get converted to regular page contents so the comments will appear above them. I don't know if this would make sense to do given your workflow though. If you want to look into it more, you can download and install the following free JavaScript-based selective flattener tool: UVSAR : Selective Flattener tool for Adobe Acrobat 8, 9 and X

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