Which restraining order fits: a DVRO under the Family Code or a civil harassment order under CCP 527.6? The relationship decides it. Here is how each works.

A step-by-step guide to getting a domestic violence restraining order in Hemet and the rest of Riverside County, from the DV-100 to the hearing at the Southwest Justice Center.

A California domestic violence restraining order lasts up to five years, three years if the order is silent, and can be renewed for five more years or permanently without new abuse. Here is how each stage works.

A step-by-step guide to getting a domestic violence restraining order in Orange County, from the DV-100 packet and the temporary order to service and the hearing at the Lamoreaux Justice Center in Orange.

A temporary restraining order can issue the same day you file in San Bernardino County, and the hearing on a five-year order is usually set within about three weeks. Here is the full timeline.

A DVRO can be granted on your testimony alone, but judges want more. Here is what evidence family courts in Riverside, San Bernardino, Los Angeles, and Orange County actually rely on, how to authenticate it, and the mistakes that sink petitions.

Served with a DVRO in California? What the temporary order means, how to respond with the DV-120, what happens at the hearing, and how it affects custody, firearms, and any criminal case.

A domestic violence restraining order in California starts with the DV-100 and can be granted the same day you file. Here is how the process works in San Bernardino and Riverside County, what evidence judges expect, and what a DVRO does to custody, firearms, and the other party's record.