The endometrium is the innermost layer of the uterus that contains the lining which is responsible for accepting and nourishing a fetus during the pregnancy process. The lining of this cavity changes with every monthly cycle in response to the primary female hormones produced by the ovaries: estrogen and progesterone.
If one parent is more stable than the other, judges can decide to award primary custody to that parent. As a result, parental fitness is often a mechanism used in custody battles. Each state has its own set of rules regarding what makes a parent unfit.
A parent, or other interested party, can get emergency custody of a child where the child is in immediate danger of being harmed physically or sexually. The law also provides for emergency custody where the parent may attempt to take the child out of North Carolina for the purposes of avoiding the jurisdiction of the state.