What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California
I am the father of 3 children. My ex wife previously had physical custody, I had visitation and we had joint legal. Recently, mother has been in the hospital (for reasons unknown to me because she won't tell me).
On Monday, my ex wife attempted suicide while the children were with me for the day. I was scheduled to drop them off at 4:30 as I do every day, but I received odd texts from her prior to drop off time while I was conducting basketball practice for our oldest child. I did not see the first text message until at least 30 minutes after she sent it, but before I could respond to her I received another message stating to tell the kids she loved them and that it wasn't their fault. I forwarded the message to my girlfriend and asked her to please call 911 as I did not want to alarm the kids. My girlfriend did call 911 and advised them of the situation and address of my ex wife. They stated that someone had already called and that help was on the way already.
Tuesday, I went down the the courthouse and filed for Ex Parte custody orders. I had to leave a message at the facility that I believed she had been admitted to (they can't confirm or deny someone is there due to privacy laws) to advise her of the hearing that was going to be held on Wednesday. About 2 hours later she called me and acknowledge that she received the message about the court hearing.
Today (Wednesday) was the hearing and temporary orders were granted for me to have temporary custody until a hearing on 2/6/12.
What do I have to do now? Do I need to gather proof she is mentally unstable? Do I need to subpoena her medical records, friends that she has confided in about how she wants to kill herself?
I am the father of 3 children. My ex wife previously had physical custody, I had visitation and we had joint legal. Recently, mother has been in the hospital (for reasons unknown to me because she won't tell me).
On Monday, my ex wife attempted suicide while the children were with me for the day. I was scheduled to drop them off at 4:30 as I do every day, but I received odd texts from her prior to drop off time while I was conducting basketball practice for our oldest child. I did not see the first text message until at least 30 minutes after she sent it, but before I could respond to her I received another message stating to tell the kids she loved them and that it wasn't their fault. I forwarded the message to my girlfriend and asked her to please call 911 as I did not want to alarm the kids. My girlfriend did call 911 and advised them of the situation and address of my ex wife. They stated that someone had already called and that help was on the way already.
Tuesday, I went down the the courthouse and filed for Ex Parte custody orders. I had to leave a message at the facility that I believed she had been admitted to (they can't confirm or deny someone is there due to privacy laws) to advise her of the hearing that was going to be held on Wednesday. About 2 hours later she called me and acknowledge that she received the message about the court hearing.
Today (Wednesday) was the hearing and temporary orders were granted for me to have temporary custody until a hearing on 2/6/12.
What do I have to do now? Do I need to gather proof she is mentally unstable? Do I need to subpoena her medical records, friends that she has confided in about how she wants to kill herself?