How canI get an emergency custody hearing/order?
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How canI get an emergency custody hearing/order?
I gave custody to the paternal grandmother because I was enlisting into the army I am no longer going and want to change the custody order. We both went to mediation and she disagreed on giving me back custody, so now we have to go to court but that’s not for another 6 weeks. My daughter is only 6 months and I don’t want her to forget me and the grandmother is not allowing me to visit her. I want to get an earlier court date. So I want to get an emergency custody hearing/order from what i have told you can I get one?
Asked on March 7, 2012 under Family Law, North Carolina
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Assuming that you have a family law attorney representing you in the matter that you are writing about, you need him or her to go in on an ex parte basis to have the hearing date that you are writing about advanced by several weeks. If you do not have a family law attorney representing you in your matter, I suggest that you consult with one about the ex parte process in that it is somewhat of a complicated process to try and advance a hearing date for a matter set in court down the road.
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