Copyright Richard Crouch 1999. This is worthy of some careful thought, because so many of these orders are granted ex parte, or with truly minimal notice, with much prejudice in an atmosphere of emotional turmoil, and often no opportunity to be heard, even when the alleged offender is present.
Some dire consequences are foreseeable here.
There is no excuse for starting over in the matter of legal definitions as though the ordinary English dictionary definition did not exist. It has never meant failure to care for your kids in precisely the way some busybody or bureaucrat deems sufficient. The term includes a permanent, temporary, initial, and modification order. The term does not include an order relating to child support or other monetary obligation of an individual. The term includes a proceeding for divorce, separation, neglect, abuse, dependency, guardianship, paternity, termination of parental rights, and protection from domestic violence, in which the issue may appear.