EA-720

Response to Request to Renew 
Restraining Order

Clerk stamps date here when form is filed.

Use this form to respond to the Request to Renew 
Restraining Order (Form EA-700)

Fill out this form and then take it to the court clerk. 
Have someone—age 18 or older—serve the person requesting 
protection in      by mail with a copy of this form and any attached 
pages. (Use Form EA-250, Proof of Service of Response by Mail).

1

Protected Elder or Dependent Adult
Name:

Court name and street address:
Superior Court of California, County of

Person requesting protection for the elder or dependent adult, if 
different (person named in item      of Form EA-100):
Name:

3

2

Restrained Person

Your Name:
Your Lawyer (if you have one for this case):
Name:

State Bar No.:

Fill in case number:
Case Number:

Firm Name:
Your Address (If you have a lawyer, give your lawyer’s 
information. If you do not have a lawyer and want to keep your 
home address private, you may give a different mailing address 
instead. You do not have to give telephone, fax, or e-mail.):

The court will consider your Response at 
the hearing. Write your hearing date, 
time, and place from Form EA-710
item      here.
3

Address:

City:

Telephone:

E-Mail Address:

State:
Fax:

Zip:

3

Response
a.
b.
c.

I agree to extend the order.
I do not agree to extend the order.
I agree to the following order instead (specify below):

Hearing
Date



Date:

Time:

Dept.:

Room:

You must continue to obey the current 
restraining order until the hearing. 
At the hearing, the court can extend the 
order against you for up to another five 
years.

Check here if there is not enough space for your answer. Attach a sheet of paper and write 
“Attachment 3c—Order Requested” for a title.  You may use Form MC-025, Attachment.

• •

1

a.

b.

d.

I ask the court not to renew the order for the following reasons (specify below):

Check here if there is not enough space for your answer. Put your complete answer on the attached 
sheet of paper or Form MC-025 and write “Attachment 3d—Reasons Not to Renew” for a title.

Judicial Council of California, www.courts.ca.gov 
New January 1, 2012, Mandatory Form
Welfare and Institutions Code, § 15657.03(i)

Response to Request to Renew Restraining Order
(Elder or Dependent Adult Abuse Prevention)

EA-720, Page 1 of 2

Case Number:

Date:

Date:

Lawyer’s name, if you have one


Lawyer’s signature

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the information above is true and 
correct.

Type or print your name


Sign your name

New January 1, 2012

Response to Request to Renew Restraining Order
(Elder or Dependent Adult Abuse Prevention)

EA-720, Page 2 of 2