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title: "Count when a temporary restraining order stops being enforceable"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-violence-and-protection-orders/count-when-an-interim-protection-order-ends/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A53-MO20261022-18-US"
practice_area: "Family Violence & Protection Orders"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Count when a temporary restraining order stops being enforceable

> Record the date a temporary restraining order was granted or the date the petition was filed if none was granted, and the hearing date the court has set. Do not decide that the order has been extended.

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Family Violence & Protection Orders](https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-violence-and-protection-orders.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Record the date a temporary restraining order was granted or the date the petition was filed if none was granted, and the hearing date the court has set. Do not decide that the order has been extended. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer decides which ending event applies. California Family Code section 242(a) says a hearing shall be held within 21 days, or if good cause appears 25 days, from the date a temporary restraining order is granted or denied. If no temporary restraining order was requested, the hearing is within 21 days, or 25 days for good cause, from the date the petition is filed. Section 242(b) says that if a hearing is not held in that time, the court may still hear the matter, but the temporary restraining order is no longer enforceable unless it is extended under section 245. Section 245 was not opened, so no extension is described from memory. The Judicial Branch guide says a judge decides the temporary order the same day or the next business day after the forms are filed, and that a long-term order, if granted at the later hearing, can last up to five years. The temporary order is not that long-term order. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Count when an interim protection order ends](https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-violence-and-protection-orders/count-when-an-interim-protection-order-ends.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Record the date a temporary restraining order was granted or the date the petition was filed if none was granted, and the hearing date the court has set. Do not decide that the order has been extended.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The 21-day and 25-day periods are the hearing window in section 242. They are not the life of an emergency protective order under section 6256.
- Form DV-110 is the temporary order the Judicial Branch tells a restrained person to obey, and form DV-109 carries the court date. Do not invent other form numbers.

## Sources

- [California Family Code § 242](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM&sectionNum=242.) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [Judicial Branch of California, The restraining order process for domestic violence cases](https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/DV-restraining-order/process) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [Judicial Branch of California, Domestic violence restraining orders](https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/DV-restraining-order) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*