In a family law motion concerning a young child, the paternal grandparents obtained an ex parte order granting them interim custody following the mother's apparent suicide attempt.
The mother subsequently brought a motion seeking the child’s return.
Given the conflicting affidavits, extensive hearsay, and lack of detailed evidence, the court declined to make credibility findings and scheduled an expedited hearing with viva voce evidence.
Pending that hearing, the court fashioned an interim access arrangement allowing the mother supervised parenting time while the grandparents retained primary care.
The order was made on an interim, interim basis in the best interests of the child pending a fuller evidentiary record.