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Emergency Custody Orders in Franklin County Ohio

March 4, 2011

Emergency Custody Orders in Columbus OhioOur Ohio Family Law Attorneys are often asked how easy or hard it is to get emergency custody.   In Franklin County (Columbus), as in most Ohio Counties, the procedure for obtaining Emergency Custody Orders is governed by both state law and the local rules of court.  This article talks about Franklin County’s Local Rules regarding emergency custody.
Franklin County Local Rule 13 says:

Franklin County Domestic Relations Rule 13(E):

(E)     Post-decree motions requesting ex parte orders that affect children are discouraged.  However, the court will issue such orders only where it is shown that irreparable harm will occur to the child unless immediate action is taken, and the moving party has also filed and scheduled for hearing a motion requesting the reallocation of parental rights and responsibilities.  Such motions for ex parte orders shall have supporting affidavits that clearly delineate the expected harm. Any ex parte order for a change in the residential parent status shall include a provision for immediate notice of the ex parte order to the legal custodian or the residential parent.

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Note that we have put certain portions of the rule in bold.  That is because these things are essential to understanding the rule and how it work in Franklin County.

POST -DECREE

This rule specifically addresses post-decree matters.  The court does not want people to try to fast-track a change of custody by fabricating or exaggerating an emergency.  This rule also applies to parents who have already had a divorce, dissolution, annulment or legal separation case.  Never married parents would not be filing their paperwork in domestic relations court, and this is a local rule for domestic relations court only.  However, for unmarried parents filing emergency custody motions in Juvenile Court in Franklin County, the Juvenile Court Judges are the same Judges that preside over Domestic Relations Court.  Their perspective on emergencies tends to be similar in both domestic relations cases and juvenile cases.

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IRREPARABLE HARM WILL OCCUR

There are a couple of important things to note about this portion of the rule.  First, the phrase “irreparable harm”: this means that harm which cannot be undone.  Second, but just as important, is the phrase “will occur”.  Not may occur, not I fear will occur, but WILL OCCUR.  Harm is certain, and harm is unable to be repaired.  Now, you have to use some common sense here.  This does not mean that a broken arm is no big deal because it will heal.  But it has to be real harm to the child.  So thing like “my child wants to go to school in my district but my ex won’t agree and school is about to start” is NOT going to be considered an emergency in Franklin County, Ohio.

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SUPPORTING AFFIDAVITS

In addition to filing your Motion for Emergency Custody (Ex Parte), the court wants AFFIDAVITS.  These are sworn statements, not just a letter.  They want you to make your statement under oath, so that you are subject to penalty of perjury for making false statements.  Affidavits have to be notarized.

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CLEARLY DELINEATE THE EXPECTED HARM

Clearly delineate: this means your affidavit have to state clearly what it is you are afraid will happen to the child.  Expected harm means not just feared harm, but what you think WILL happen if the court does not give you an emergency custody order.

IMMEDIATE NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTIAL PARENT

The court expects you to be able to give immediate notice to the residential parent, with no monkeying around.  If you have their current address, the court expects you to give it, not use an address that you know is an old address to delay things.  Such behavior definitely detracts from the credibility of the person seeking the emergency custody order.  If the residential parent challenges the order, and gives credible testimony to the court that you deceived them to get custody, your long term goal of obtaining custody may be shot down before it begins.

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If you would like to talk to one of our Ohio Family Law Attorneys about emergency custody, give us a call at (614) 225-9316.

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Comments

  1. V says

    November 12, 2016 at 10:20 pm

    Need to find out if my husband has a person that has his custody rights. I haven’t seen or talked to him in 3 months. Don’t know where he is at. Last seen at hospital. I need to find out so if not file missing person report.

  2. C says

    October 9, 2016 at 1:03 pm

    60 yrs old mother of child moved in and was doing drugs the child was born with crack in its system
    she prostitutes for her money, and steals and robbs she has already lost several children one born with a whole in its head and another taken by children services
    she hangs around dope dealors and it is believe thatr she will prostitute the child out
    she lived in philiedephia and was under investigation for child endangerment
    she failed to pay her rent and was locked out of her appartmenshe had no job and don,t know if she has one now
    an attempt was made in stark county court but my court paper,s were dismissed due to claim filed by a judge trying to protect his friends from criminal prosecution
    for involuntary manslaughter of an elderly woman
    in summit county probate court in akron ohio ,
    it hard to fight when no attorney want to get involved

  3. V says

    October 1, 2011 at 11:47 am

    I have written an earlier statement stating thge fact of my daughter leaving our home after allowing me full rights to my grand-daughter. Full rights are as follows-to take to doctors when ill and then care for said child 24-7, go out of state with me when our home was up for sale in Wisconsin at varies times, to fed,buy clothing, and care for this child as a mother would. Only to take her away without this child wanting to go and she was very fearful. She crawled up onto her grandfathers lap in hopes that her mother would not take her. But her wishes were not considered by her mother to be taken seriously. Is there anything we can do to help this 3year-old little girl. She will be mistreated by the mother and boyfriend and used only for their benefit.
    Thankyou I can only pray for her safety

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