Package 2
Response to Request for Domestic Violence Restraining Order (DVRO)
Coming Fall 2025
This package is for individuals who have been served with a request for a Domestic Violence Restraining Order (DVRO) and want to file a formal Response before the court hearing.
Our guided interviews walk you through each step of completing form DV-120 (Response to Request for DVRO) and any necessary attachments—whether or not a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) was issued. You'll get clear, easy-to-follow instructions to help you explain your side of the story, respond to the petitioner’s claims, and prepare for your hearing.
This package is designed to support respondents who want to actively participate in the process, protect their rights, and make sure their perspective is heard in court.
What You Receive:
Step-by-step digital interviews: complete your CA judicial council forms (just like popular DIY tax-preparation software)
Court forms and documents generated with your answers to straightforward questions
Filing and service instructions so you can navigate your next steps after completing your paperwork
Package 2 is designed for:
Parties Against Whom Protection is Sought
WITH
NO Active DVRO
What’s Included in Package 2?
Introductory Information
Begin the legal process with UDIL with an overview of the Response to Request for DVRO process.
Demo Interview
Interview 1.0: Response Roadmap (Response to Request for DVRO)
Court Form Population
Complete guided interviews and download court forms customized with your answers to questions about your case and situation.
Interview 2.0: Response to Request for DVRO
Interview 2.1: Financial Information for Support Orders
Interview 2.2: Child Custody and Visitation Orders
Interview 2.3: Receipt for Forfeiture of Firearms
Procedural Instructions & Next Steps
Get step-by step instructions for filing (submitting your court forms) and service (providing notice), as well as hearing preparation tips.
Interview 3.0: Next Steps
Interview 3.1: Request to Reschedule Hearing
Interview 4.0: Restraining Order After Hearing
U Do It Legal does not currently offer court filing or service of process services.
However, under California law, parties seeking a Domestic Violence Restraining Order (DVRO) are not required to pay court filing fees, and the sheriff’s office will serve DVRO paperwork for free. This is a legal protection in place to ensure that survivors of abuse are not burdened with costs when seeking protection through the courts.
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Optional, one time form reviews with licensed attorneys from our sister law firm (flat-rate pricing, no representation)
Form Reviews (Coming Soon)
How do I purchase a legal service package ?
Complete our ‘Eligibility Quiz’ (Coming soon)
Create a U Do It Legal account
Complete our ‘Package Sorting Quiz’ on your member homepage
Purchase the appropriate Package
Your member homepage will auto-update with your package’s guided interviews!
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Unlike a court self-help center or law firm, U Do It Legal does not have the triage capacity to sit down with each of our potential customers in a virtual or in-person consultation to determine their eligibility for our services.
That said, it is our ethical responsibility as a legal service provider to determine prospective clients’ general eligibility for the services they intend to purchase, before they make the purchase.
This is why we designed our web app so that users must first take a short (less than 1-minute) ‘Eligibility Quiz.’ Once you have cleared the initial eligibility check, our software assesses a few of your case's circumstances to ensure you're then routed to the UDIL package that best fits your legal needs.
