Q: Is a court order valid from a substitute judge if the consent form was not signed by all parties
The father of my children had filed a petition and had a court hearing which granted him emergency temporary custody of my children but the case was heard in front of a substitute judge and I did not find out about any of this information until 3 days after the court hearing was held and approved. I have not signed any paperwork I have received the court order but I am unsure if the fact that I was not present or did not know anything about this case makes the court order valid since I did not sign that paper for the consent for the substitute judge
A: It will be enforced unless you request a rehearing quick. Even then you will probably have to file your response to the original petition and go to the actual hearing on the merits.
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