Q: what happens in AL when the judge orders full custody. Do I get my child right away?
I live in NH, but the custody battle is in AL. When the judge makes a ruling will I be able to take him back with me immediately?
A: It is very uncommon for a judge to make a custody ruling directly from the bench following a trial and it is in fact not a good idea to do so. When something as important as the custody of a child is at stake emotions are very high and there have been numerous occasions when violence and even murder has followed an adverse ruling from the bench. For that reason most judges will delay entering a ruling even if they know when they leave the bench what the ruling will be. I would not count on walking out of the courtroom with your child unless the child was already in your custody.
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