How to prepare for being taken into custody.
First, identify the person who will take charge of your child and the person who will take charge of your property. It can be the same person but it does not need to be.
Fill out the Powers of Attorney and the forms for the proper court according to the directions.
Leave those papers with the person who will take charge of your child and the person who will take charge of your property.
Arrange for a daily check-in. It can be by phone, text, email, or in person. Plan on a time that your chosen person will expect to hear from you. For instance, call them each day when you get your children from school or get home from work. Arrange for what that person will do if you don't check in.
First and most important, that person should pick up your child or children and take them into his house. If you are delayed and not arrested or detained, he can return them when you get home. Decide what period of time you are willing to wait to see if you return home. It can be that day or the following week. That doesn't matter provided your child is with the appointed person to watch over them. Once that time has passed, the person with your children should file in the appropriate court.
First, identify the person who will take charge of your child and the person who will take charge of your property. It can be the same person but it does not need to be.
Fill out the Powers of Attorney and the forms for the proper court according to the directions.
Leave those papers with the person who will take charge of your child and the person who will take charge of your property.
Arrange for a daily check-in. It can be by phone, text, email, or in person. Plan on a time that your chosen person will expect to hear from you. For instance, call them each day when you get your children from school or get home from work. Arrange for what that person will do if you don't check in.
First and most important, that person should pick up your child or children and take them into his house. If you are delayed and not arrested or detained, he can return them when you get home. Decide what period of time you are willing to wait to see if you return home. It can be that day or the following week. That doesn't matter provided your child is with the appointed person to watch over them. Once that time has passed, the person with your children should file in the appropriate court.
