Q: Hi, I'm currently going through a custody battle for my daughter and I was granted my order to default. What now?
A:
This sounds like you were granted what you wanted by the judge. Did the judge tell you to get the court order typed up for him/her to sign, or did the judge sign the order already? The next step if it has not been done, is to get the order typed up and then signed by the judge. I recommend the Self-Help Center. After the judge signs the order, you need a certified copy. You get a certified copy by going to the family law clerk's office and paying 50 cents per page and the certification fee. The fee used to be $25 for the certification, which a seal that is put on the back of the order to show that it is official. The clerk will tell you the fee. Then you make extra copies from of the certified order. You always keep the original certified order. You show it to people who need to know so they can see that it is real, but you always keep the original and give them a copy.
You say now what? It sounds like you were given the right to custody of your child, but you don't have your child yet. If that is the case, you take the certified order to the police station closest to where your child is staying and ask the law enforcement officer to accompany you to pick up your child.
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