Section 3064 Of Chapter 3. Temporary Custody Order During Pendency Of Proceeding From California Family Law Code >> Division 8. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 3.
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. (a) The court shall refrain from making an order granting or
modifying a custody order on an ex parte basis unless there has been
a showing of immediate harm to the child or immediate risk that the
child will be removed from the State of California.
(b) "Immediate harm to the child" includes, but is not limited to,
the following:
(1) Having a parent who has committed acts of domestic violence,
where the court determines that the acts of domestic violence are of
recent origin or are a part of a demonstrated and continuing pattern
of acts of domestic violence.
(2) Sexual abuse of the child, where the court determines that the
acts of sexual abuse are of recent origin or are a part of a
demonstrated and continuing pattern of acts of sexual abuse.