🚨 Emergency Custody Response

If your child was removed without a court order or legal notice, or DSS/CPS took them under questionable “emergency” conditions — this is how you respond. You have rights. You have options. Time is critical, but so is doing this right.

📌 What to Do Immediately

1. Request a copy of the removal order in writing — ask: “Was there a court order for this removal?”
2. File a written objection (called an Objection to Removal or Motion to Challenge Emergency Removal)
3. Request an emergency hearing within 72 hours and ask for the affidavit that justified the removal
4. Request discovery immediately — who made the report, body cam, CPS notes, etc.
5. Document everything: who took the child, when, what they said, and who witnessed it

📄 Coming Soon

• Emergency Objection to Removal Template
• Motion to Challenge Emergency Custody
• Demand for Production of Evidence (Discovery Request)

🧠 Ask Sage

Sage can help generate urgent filings and guide you step-by-step through the objection and emergency hearing request.