emergency custody
Urgent child placement
Emergency custody is a legal arrangement granting temporary care of a child when immediate removal from a dangerous situation is necessary.
Courts or child protective services can order emergency custody without the usual hearings when a child faces imminent harm from abuse, neglect, or abandonment.
The judge granted emergency custody to the grandmother after the parents' arrest.
The arrangement typically lasts only until a full custody hearing can be held.
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