If you need a judge to make an order as soon as possible due to an emergency, you can file a request for a temporary emergency order. You can file a Motion for Temporary Order with the petition for divorce or the petition to for custody.You can also file it after the case has already started. This guide is designed to help you fill out the forms yourself. It is not intended to provide legal advice nor strategy as to how to complete the case. Generally, to establish or change a child custody order, it requires a parent to file a Request for Order (RFO) with California Judicial Council Form FL-300. Basically, you can get the forms from either the superior court in the county where your child (grandchild) lives or use the internet to find them. After the judge makes temporary emergency orders, you file your Request for Order and get a court date, you must let the other side know. In most states, a father can file a pleading with an attached affidavit asking the court to grant him emergency temporary custody before having to go to court. Instructions: • You must complete this form before you file it.