HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                      2551

[(ii)] (I) EXCEPT IN A CASE OF ALLEGED CHILD
ABUSE, order the alleged abuser to vacate the family home
immediately and grant temporary possession of the family home to
the petitioner for not more than 5 days after service of the ex
parte order;

(II) IN A CASE OF ALLEGED CHILD ABUSE, ORDER
THE ALLEGED ABUSER TO VACATE THE FAMILY HOME IMMEDIATELY AND
GRANT TEMPORARY POSSESSION OF THE FAMILY HOME TO AN ADULT
HOUSEHOLD MEMBER FOR NOT MORE THAN 5 DAYS AFTER SERVICE OF THE EX
PARTE ORDER;

(iii) award temporary custody of a minor
household member;

(IV) DIRECT ANY OR ALL OF THE HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS
§TO PROHIBIT THE ALLEGED ABUSER FROM ENTERING THE FAMILY HOME;

[(iv)](V) direct any or all of the
household members to participate in a professionally supervised
counseling program; and

[(v)] (VI) order any other relief as
necessary.

(b)  A law enforcement officer immediately shall serve the
temporary ex parte order on the [household member named as an
abuser in the petition] ALLEGED ABUSER under this section.

4-506.

(a) [A household member served with a temporary ex parte
order] AN ALLEGED ABUSER under § 4-505 of this subtitle shall
have an opportunity to be heard on the question of whether the
court should issue a protective order.

(b)(l) The temporary ex parte order shall state the date
and time of the protective order hearing.

(2) The protective order hearing shall be held no
later than 5 days after the temporary ex parte order is served on
the [household member named as an abuser in the temporary ex
parte order] ALLEGED ABUSER.

(c)  (1) If the [household member named as an abuser in the
temporary ex parte order] ALLEGED ABUSER is served the temporary
ex parte order and fails to appear for the protective order
hearing, the court may continue the temporary ex parte order for
not more than 15 days.

(2) IN A CASE OF ALLEGED CHILD ABUSE, THE COURT MAY
CONTINUE THE TEMPORARY EX PARTE ORDER FOR NOT MORE THAN 69 25
DAYS.