ARE CUSTODY ORDERS ISSUED OR MODIFIED EX PARTE WITHOUT A NOTICED CUSTODY HEARING?
Custody orders should not be issued or modified ex parte absent showing of immediate harm to child, such as acts of domestic violence. STATUTE PROVIDES: “The court shall refrain from making an order granting or modifying a custody order on an ex parte basis unless there has been a showing of immediate harm to the child or immediate risk that the child will be removed from the State of California.