5.1.4 Emergency Ex Parte Custody

Requests for emergency ex parte custody under the DAAA do not have to comply with the La. C.C.P. art. 3945 rules for requesting ex parte custody. The provisions of La. C.C.P. art. 3945 on ex parte temporary custody orders do not apply to verified petitions alleging applicability of a family violence statute.1

• 1La. C.C.P. art. 3945(G).