Emergency Motions & Urgent Parenting Disputes

An urgent motion is a legal request asking the court to act quickly due to risk to a child, time-sensitive decisions, or irreparable harm if delayed, typically within days.

Urgent parenting issues include denial of access or abrupt withholding of a child, risk of abduction, removal from jurisdiction, medical, educational, or travel decisions with time pressure, breaches of court orders affecting a child's wellbeing, safety concerns, threats, or documented escalation. If you think you are facing an urgent issue, we can help you determine if the courts can help.

The issue you're facing will determine what evidence is required but could include court orders or prior agreements, communication records, police reports, school or medical reports, timeline of events and key dates.

High conflict parenting refers to ongoing legal conflict where the child's wellbeing is impacted by parental dynamics, parenting decisions break down and court orders are repeatedly breached.

The court decides if a case meets the threshold for urgency. Not all serious matters qualify, but we'll provide guidance for your options whether your case is urgent or not.

If you do not meet the requirements of urgency, you still have options. We'll recommend a strategy that will lead to the optimal outcome depending on timelines and risk level.