DV-720

Response to Request to Renew 
Restraining Order

Clerk stamps date here when form is filed.

Fill out this form and then take it to the court clerk. 
Have someone—age 18 or older—not you or anyone in        on Form 
DV-130 serve the person in        by mail with a copy of this form and 
any attached pages. (Use Form DV-250, Proof of Service by Mail.)

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

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Protected Person (See Form DV-700, item       ):1

Fill in court name and street address:

Superior Court of California, County of

2 Restrained Person:

State Bar No.:

Your lawyer in this case (if you have one):
Name:
Firm Name:
Address (If you have a lawyer for this case, give your lawyer’s 
information. If you do not have a lawyer and want to keep your home 
address private, give a different mailing address instead. You do not 
have to give your telephone, fax, or e-mail.):
Address:
City:
Telephone:
E-Mail Address:

State:
Fax: 

Zip:

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Response

a.
b.

I agree to renew the order.
I do not agree to renew the order.

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I ask the court not to renew the order because (specify): 

Fill in case number:
Case Number:

The court will consider your Response 
at the hearing. Write your hearing date, 
time, and place from Form DV-710, 
item      here:
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Hearing
Date

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Date:

Time:

Room:

Dept.:
You must continue to obey the 
current restraining order on Form 
DV-130 (Restraining Order After 
Hearing) until the hearing. If you do 
not come to the hearing, the court may 
renew the order against you 5 years or 
permanently.

Check here if you need more space. Attach a sheet of paper and 
write “DV-720, Reason to Not Renew” for a title.

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

Date:

Date:

Type or print your name

Your lawyer’s name, if you have one


Sign your name

Lawyer’s signature

Judicial Council of California, www.courts.ca.gov 
New January 1, 2012, Mandatory Form
Family Code § 6345

Response to Request to Renew Restraining Order
(Domestic Violence Prevention)

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