GUIDELINES FOR EX-PARTE EMERGENCY RELIEF. General. 1. All requests for ex parte relief should be filed in accordance with Md. Rule 1-351.This article is designed to give you general information on how courts decide custody and visitation rights in Maryland. Here are four essential things to know about emergency and ex parte custody proceedings in Maryland. For help call call 301.563. The court may not grant a modification or rescission as emergency or ex parte relief (Family Law Article § 4-507(a)). Requests for emergency and ex parte relief shall be filed with the civil clerk's office on the first floor of the Circuit Court. Use this form to ask the court to give an order that the court or another party to the case do something. You must file your written motion with the court. To start an ex parte custody hearing in MD, your lawyer will file a petition with the court stating the nature of the emergency.