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What are emergency child custody hearings? What qualifies as an emergency custody matter? What constitutes an emergency motion? What forms do I need to modify child custody in Indiana? What is substantial change in circumstances for custody? What actions qualify for emergency relief? When to hire an attorney for custody? Legal battles or litigation are brought to decide matters between…
Maybe. As a general rule, the Indiana Department of Child Services has a hotline that parents and others may call1 (or must if they are a mandated reporter) to report cases where children are in danger. These reports are immediately investigated, and if need be, the children can be removed from one or both parents, followed by an emergency detention…
Permanency and stability are keys for children; Courts are mindful of this in considering all requests for custody modification in a child’s best interests. For this reasons, Indiana trial courts and attorneys are reluctant to entertain “emergency” motions for child custody modification in all but extraordinary situations because this is incongruous with taking the time to allow the attorneys to…