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If a wrongful restraining order has been filed against you, you must take a proactive approach and file a response. You must also attend the court hearing. This is your only opportunity to challenge the order.

Under the California Rules of Court, a Notice of Appeal for a Domestic Violence Restraining Order Must be Filed Within 60 Days After Entry of Judgment, or Within 180 Days if Service was Not Proper.

In order to terminate a restraining order in California, either the victim or the defendant can ask the court to lift the order. First, the requester must file a motion with the court. If the victim agrees to lift the restraining order, the motion would state this fact.

) you have to file a request in court before date that the Restraining Order expires. You can do this if you are the person protected by the order or the person restrained by the order.

You can file a notice of appeal as soon as the order or judgment you want to appeal is signed by the superior court judge and stamped "Filed" by the court clerk. The judgment is "entered" when it is stamped "Filed." This is also called the "entry of judgment."

If you believe the protection order was granted improperly or that it is no longer needed, you can file a motion asking the court to “dissolve” (terminate or cancel) the protection order. After you file the motion, the court will decide whether or not to schedule a hearing.