California Family Code

§ 245

FAM § 245 Effective Jan 1, 2016Div. 2 · Part 4

Statute text

(a)The respondent shall be entitled, as a matter of course, to one continuance for a reasonable period, to respond to the petition.

(b)Either party may request a continuance of the hearing, which the court shall grant on a showing of good cause. The request may be made in writing before or at the hearing or orally at the hearing. The court may also grant a continuance on its own motion.

(c)If the court grants a continuance, any temporary restraining order that has been issued shall remain in effect until the end of the continued hearing, unless otherwise ordered by the court. In granting a continuance, the court may modify or terminate a temporary restraining order.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 411, Sec. 6. (AB 1081) Effective January 1, 2016.