4.8.1 Requirement

A petitioner who is denied a temporary restraining order upon filing a Petition for Protection from Abuse is entitled to a hearing within ten days of the date of service of the petition under La. R.S. 46:2135(D). Whether or not a TRO is granted, the court may not dismiss a petition for a protective order prior to a hearing on the merits.1

• 1Vallius v. Vallius, 2010-CA-0807, p. 6 (La. App. 4 Cir. 12/8/10), 53 So. 3d 655, 658. But see Young v. Young, 08-0865, p. 6 (La. App. 3 Cir. 12/10/08), 999 So. 2d 351, 355 (holding court may deny motion to modify protective order without hearing if Title 46 petition makes no allegations of domestic abuse).