What to do to reverse or get out of a restraining order?

If your friend was served with a temporary restraining order, that order stands for 2 weeks. Both parties need to appear at the next court date and at that point, the court will take testimony from both parties and determine if there is enough evidence to warrant entering the temporary restraining order into a more permanent injunction, that can be issued under the statute for a period of up to 4 years. At this hearing, your friend can contest the allegations that she did anything violent against the other person. She will not be able to get it dismissed anytime before the date of the hearing on the injunction.        If your friend feels that this other person is a threat to her, and has engaged in prior acts of physical domestic violence against her either by threats or direct acts, she can apply for her own domestic abuse restraining order against this other person. The process works the same as outlined above. The initial temporary restraining order is issued for 2 weeks. After that, a court hearing is scheduled for both parties to appear to determine if an injunction should be granted for four years.