Family Code section 6257

If an emergency protective order concerns an endangered child, the child’s parent or guardian who is not a restrained person, or a person having temporary custody of the endangered child, may apply to the court for a restraining order under Section 213.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

Source: Section 6257, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=6257. (updated Jan. 1, 1994; accessed Dec. 1, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/family_code_section_6257

Original Source: Section 6257, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=6257. (last accessed May 12, 2025).