The California Courts Self-Help Guide provides step-by-step information and resources to understand Child Custody and Visitation issues. How to ask for custody and parenting time order.Fill out a Request for Order form. Alameda County Department of Child Support Services (DCSS) will use legal processes to modify an order for child and or medical support. To schedule a court hearing and ask the court to make new orders or to change orders in your case. In order to modify child custody in California, a parent must request a court hearing unless the other parent voluntarily agrees to the change. Can you provide any additional details or specific instances of how the other parent has been in contempt of the temporary custody order? Looking to transfer a family law case to another county? Learn how to file a motion for change of venue and move your case to another California court. To activate temporary orders, you may need to make a request for order (RFO).