In Monterey County, Calif., Lisa Chu filed an emergency motion seeking sole temporary custody of the 11-year-old twins and 9-year-old son she shares with her ex-husband, Steven Biakanja, a ...

They petitioned the court for an "emergency temporary guardianship," or an ETG, which they believed would be just that: temporary. ETGs are supposed to last for 90 days.

Emergency situations, such as the one in the hypothetical situation, call for the remedy of a temporary guardianship. The existence of financial exploitation by a relative, friend or caregiver ...

Judges Jane E. Markey, Michael J. Kelly and Mark T. Boonstra, who made up the panel, said there was no indication in the temporary emergency custody order that it would, or could, become permanent.