# DV-115 Request to Continue Hearing (California) > The Judicial Council DV-115 form (searched as dv115 or “dv 115”) asks to reschedule a domestic-violence restraining-order hearing. This guide follows the official PDF and DV-115-INFO sheet. **Direct answer.** Form DV-115 asks a California court to reschedule the hearing date on your filed DV-109 (Fam. Code § 245). File it before the hearing when service is late or you need good cause. If the judge grants the request on DV-116 and a DV-110 temporary order is in place, that order can remain in effect through the new court date unless the court changes it. ## Who may ask to continue (DV-115-INFO, Rev. January 1, 2026) Whether a continuance is granted is the judge’s decision. ## When to file DV-115 (and how it connects to DV-109 service) Item 6 on the returned DV-109 (Rev. January 1, 2025) states when the restrained person must be served, generally personal service at least five days before the hearing unless the court wrote a different deadline. When that deadline cannot be met, DV-115-INFO lists the protected party who was unable to have DV-109 and the other papers served in time. The hearing itself, what to bring, and what happens in the courtroom are covered in the restraining-order hearing guide. Who may serve, sheriff service, and proof of service on DV-200 are covered in the service guide. The DV-109 guide explains the notice and the item 6 deadline on the form the court returns. ## Deadlines and filing steps (from DV-115-INFO) DV-115-INFO (Rev. January 1, 2026) tells you to fill out all of DV-115, give the papers to the court the way your county requires, and check back with the clerk to learn whether the judge granted the continuance. If the judge signed DV-116, you have a new date; if not, DV-115-INFO states you should go to court at the date, time, and location on DV-109. After a grant, file both DV-115 and DV-116 with the clerk, keep a file-stamped copy for court, serve the other party again, and file proof of service (DV-200 or DV-250) before the new hearing date. Local rules control whether papers go to the clerk first or directly to a judge. ## DV-115 vs DV-116 DV-115 is what you fill out and sign to ask for a new date. DV-116 is the court’s order on that request: it records the rescheduled hearing and whether a temporary restraining order remains in effect. DV-115-INFO states that if the judge signed DV-116, you will have a new court date. ## Field-by-field: DV-115 (Rev. January 1, 2020 PDF) The item numbers below match the official Judicial Council form at courts.ca.gov. Read DV-115-INFO before filing; it restates who may ask and what to do after the clerk returns DV-116. ## Temporary orders while the date moves DV-115-INFO states that if the hearing is rescheduled and a Temporary Restraining Order (form DV-110) was granted, that order will be extended until the end of the new court date unless the court modifies or terminates it. The same notice is printed on DV-115 page 2. A continuance granted on DV-116 is not a gap in protection when the court extends the temporary order, but missing the new hearing after a grant can still end temporary orders. DV-115-INFO warns that if the protected party does not go to the new court date, the temporary domestic violence restraining orders will expire on the date and time of that hearing. ## Official PDF, DV-115-INFO, and translations Download the current mandatory form PDF and the optional DV-115-INFO instruction sheet from California Courts (links under Official sources). The form page also lists Spanish, Chinese (Simplified), Korean, and Vietnamese translations of DV-115 itself. Whether a continuance is granted is the judge’s decision. This page quotes the Judicial Council forms and instruction sheet; it does not predict outcomes in your case. ## Questions people ask next ### What is California form DV-115 (dv115)? DV-115 is the Judicial Council mandatory form titled Request to Continue Hearing (Temporary Restraining Order) (Domestic Violence Prevention), effective January 1, 2020. Its instructions state you use it to ask the court to reschedule the court date listed on form DV-109. ### What is DV-115-INFO? DV-115-INFO (Rev. January 1, 2026) is the optional California Courts instruction sheet “How to Ask for a New Hearing Date.” It explains when you may ask, how to submit DV-115, what happens if DV-116 is or is not signed, and the re-service steps after a grant. ### Does my temporary restraining order expire if the hearing is postponed? DV-115-INFO states that if your court date is rescheduled and a TRO (form DV-110) was granted, the order will be extended until the end of your new court date, unless the court decides to modify or terminate it. The DV-115 form carries the same statement on page 2. ### What if the other person was not served before the hearing? DV-115-INFO lists the protected party who was unable to have DV-109 and other papers served in time. Item 4a on DV-115 matches that reason: “I am the person asking for protection, and I need more time to have the restrained party personally served.” ### What is the difference between DV-115 and DV-116? You complete and file DV-115 to request a new hearing date. The judge responds on DV-116, Order on Request to Continue Hearing, which shows the rescheduled date and whether a temporary restraining order remains in effect. DV-115-INFO tells you to file both forms with the clerk after a grant. ### Can the restrained person ask to continue the hearing? DV-115-INFO states the restrained party may ask when it is their first time asking the court to reschedule. Item 4b on DV-115 is the matching checkbox. Beyond that, the sheet states the court may reschedule on a showing of good cause. ### Do I have to serve the other person again after the new date is set? Yes. DV-115-INFO states the other party must be served a copy of the court papers, the server should complete DV-200 (personal service) or DV-250 (mail), and you should make two copies of the completed proof and file proof with the clerk before the new hearing date. ## Official sources - [California Courts: DV-115 Request to Continue Hearing (form PDF)](https://courts.ca.gov/sites/default/files/courts/default/2024-11/dv115.pdf) - [California Courts: DV-115-INFO How to Ask for a New Hearing Date (info sheet PDF)](https://courts.ca.gov/sites/default/files/courts/default/2024-11/dv115info.pdf) - [California Courts: DV-115 form page and translations](https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/DV-115) - [California Courts: DV-115-INFO instruction page](https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/DV-115-INFO) - [California Courts: DV-116 Order on Request to Continue Hearing](https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/DV-116) ## Related guides - [What happens at a California restraining order hearing: who speaks, what to bring, and what the judge decides](https://justiceos.ai/guides/dvro-hearing) - [Serving California DVRO papers: who can serve and what to file](https://justiceos.ai/guides/dvro-service) - [DV-109: the hearing notice, and the deadline for serving it](https://justiceos.ai/guides/dv-109) - [DV-110: the temporary order a judge fills in, not you](https://justiceos.ai/guides/dv-110) Published 2026-09-03. 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