Court Process

[K________]

I'm 17 &pregnant and my mom filed for emergency custody because of my dad constantly cussing at me and him smoking weed in the house with me in it. I heard it is really hard to get &I'm going to be 18 in 7 months so by the time the regular court process would pass I would already be 18. Does she have any chance of getting me soon?

[Mamyalynne]

We are a UK based site and may not be best placed to advise you I'm afraid.

Try nearer home and I wish you well.

[EDDIE51]

We are a UK site and the law is different here, I assume you are in the USA?
In the UK as you are 17 you could make your own decision which parent you live with, it would not need a court order.
You need to ask someone who will know the law in your home state as the law varies from one state to another. Can you contact a lawyer in your own town/ state for advice? Best of luck and hope it all goes well. sorry we can't help you more.

[Peter Pedant]

It will depend on the state family law in the state where you are living
goggle

emergency custody orders .....

( and then put in the state where you are )
California for example has this: http://www.courts.ca.gov/1185.htm

and it says under "emergency cases" ......

It is extremely hard to get temporary orders. You must prove to the court that there is a really good reason for them and a risk of “immediate harm to the child.”

I hope it goes well for you and your little baby

[Buenchico]

A US site that might be better for you:
https://answers.yahoo.com/
(Rather oddly, the 'Law' section is accessed by clicking on 'Politics and Government' and then on 'Law and Ethics')

[Peter Pedant]

I love these threads where the poster has no intention of taking any of our advice.
Emergency order over there are ex parte ( there is a new word for it )
which is one sided - but if she knows about it then she must have been given notice and so .... I would turn up and defend the petition
a defended petition is much more unlikely to be granted without a full hearing

doesnt sound as tho she has much else on - erm by wh I mean
that she has an exactly full appointments diary