Navigating the intricate legal landscape of child custody can be a stressful part of any divorce. In California, parents have the right to petition for an emergency custody hearing in family court under certain circumstances to protect their child from imminent harm.
The emergency petition for custody must include a signed affidavit that states the child is in imminent danger of harm and should include documents or evidence that support the claim. The more thorough and solid the evidence, the more likely the judge will be to grant the emergency motion.
A party can ask for an Emergency Order in very limited situations such as an immediate risk to the client and/or the children or an immediate danger that the other party will take the children out of the country and not return them. Emergency Motions can only take place within a Family Court Case.
There are also procedural, uncomplicated or unopposed motions, called 14Bs, where you ask the court for an order on consent for different procedural orders. An example of a 14B might be that both parties agree to allow a party to file a document late.
As the moving party, you need to fill out: Form 14: Notice of Motion, where you list the orders you're asking the court to make. Form 14A: Affidavit, where you tell the court why you're asking for those orders and why you can't wait until a case conference to discuss the issues. Include your evidence.
The responding party's motion record must contain, on consecutively numbered pages, arranged in the following order: a table of contents. all affidavits and other material to be used by the responding party. portions of transcripts of cross-examinations (if any) written representations OR memorandum of fact and law.
The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure states that "The court may strike from a pleading an insufficient defense or any redundant, immaterial, impertinent, or scandalous matter." Similarly, for example, the California Code of Civil Procedure provides that a motion to strike may be made to strike out any "irrelevant, ...
A. Any certified or duly recognized bargaining representative may declare a strike in cases of bargaining deadlock and unfair labor practice. Likewise, the employer may declare a lockout in the same cases.
Grounds for a motion to strike include the following: The pleading is false; that is, untrue. The pleading is filed without the required leave of court. The form of pleading is in violation of a court order. The pleading is filed late. The pleading is barred by the statute of limitations. The pleading must be verified.
Courts often read Rule 23 and Rule 12(f) together to conclude that the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure authorize early motions to strike class allegations. Rule 23(a) lays out the requirements for a plaintiff to certify a class: numerosity, adequacy, typicality, and commonality.