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Emergency Custody Stay

Emergency orders just entered removing or restricting your custody. You need a response today.

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What this is

Our highest-priority emergency service. When a court order has just removed or restricted your custody and you need to ask the court to stop the order from taking effect TODAY, we drop everything else and prepare an emergency motion to stay pending appeal within hours, not days.

Reserved for true emergencies: orders that just entered, custody being restricted today, immediate harm to the children. If your situation can wait 48 hours, the Emergency Temp Order Response ($1,250) is the appropriate fit.

What you get

  • Emergency motion to stay pending appeal
  • Declaration showing immediate harm to children
  • Direct navigator contact during the rush window
  • NO corrections - emergency timeline does not absorb a revision round
Why this matters for your case
Some orders cannot wait. When custody is being restricted or removed today, every additional day the order is in effect is a day the children are in the wrong situation. The motion to stay asks the appellate court to pause the order while the appeal is pending. Filing it within hours of the order entering can be the difference between a brief disruption and a permanent change in what the children consider normal.
vs hiring an attorney
The same work. A fraction of the cost.
With an attorney
$3,000-$10,000
Emergency motion + supporting declaration
Hourly rate: $400-$500/hour (rush premium)
Retainer required: $5,000-$10,000
With Family Court Navigator
$1,650
Emergency Custody Stay (24-hour turnaround)
Flat fee. Pay once.
Delivered in 24 calendar hours
You save
$1,350 to $8,350

We are not lawyers, and we do not give legal advice. We are Washington State document specialists who write the same court filings attorneys write - to the same Court of Appeals standards - at a flat fee instead of hourly billing. You stay on the case, you sign, you file. Most pro se appellants never had a real shot at affording an attorney for this work in the first place.

What happens after you buy

  1. You contact us immediately after checkout
    After payment, the emergency intake routes directly to a navigator. Same-day response.
  2. We draft within hours
    Your motion is delivered the same day, often within 8 to 12 hours of intake.
  3. You file with the Court of Appeals immediately
    You sign and e-file the motion the same day you receive it. If you need help walking through Court of Appeals e-filing in real-time, message us through the portal (Navigator plan required) or book a consultation.
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Same-day rush service. Intake right after checkout - we contact you within hours.
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Highest-urgency rush. Non-refundable once we begin drafting.
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60-min Appeals Consultation

Not sure if this is the right service for your case? Talk one-on-one with someone who knows appellate law. We review your order before the call. Walk out with a written plan tailored to your situation.

$200
60-min call · written recap
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Plain-English appeals guides

Two Washington-specific guides written for parents handling their own appeal. Read first, decide later. Many parents arrive at services already knowing exactly what they need after reading these.

WA State Appeals Guide
$39
Appellate Brief Writing
$45
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