California Family Code
Family Code section 244
PART 4. EX PARTE TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDERS [240 - 246]
( Heading of Part 4 amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 84.7. )
244.
(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.