25-404. Temporary Orders

A. A party to a custody proceeding may move for a temporary custody order. This motion must be supported by pleadings as provided in section 25-411. The court may award temporary custody under the standards of section 25-403 after a hearing, or, if there is no objection, solely on the basis of the pleadings.

B. If a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or legal separation is dismissed, any temporary custody order is vacated unless a parent or the child’s custodian moves that the proceeding continue as a custody proceeding and the court finds, after a hearing, that the circumstances of the parents and the best interest of the child require that a custody decree be issued.

C. If a custody proceeding commenced in the absence of a petition for dissolution of marriage or legal separation is dismissed, any temporary custody order thereby is vacated.

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Prior to forming the family Law Offices of Scott David Stewart, Mr. Stewart worked as a Deputy County Attorney for the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office as a felony prosecutor. Mr. Stewart now helps Arizona citizens with divorce and family law matters.



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