Legal Question in Family Law in California

If you are asking how one parent legally acquires custody of a child, the answer is by filing a motion with the family court requesting this order.

Whether you are talking child custody, Protective Services, dependency proceedings or anything else I know of, the answer is the same -- no warrant is needed.

Child Protective Services can remove a child from a parent's custody, without a warrant. There is a time frame, however, for them to file dependency proceedings.