Fam. Code, § 244 · Part 4. EX PARTE TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDERS
Fam. Code, § 244
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) On the day of the hearing, the hearing on the petition shall take precedence over all other matters on the calendar that day, except older matters of the same character, and matters to which special precedence may be given by law.
(b) The hearing on the petition shall be set for trial at the earliest possible date and shall take precedence over all other matters, except older matters of the same character, and matters to which special precedence may be given by law.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 572, Sec. 9. (AB 1596) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative January 1, 2012, by Sec. 28 of Ch. 572.
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