A TRO lasts for 14 days or until your temporary orders hearing, whichever is sooner. To seek a protective order, either the applicant or the abuser must live in Dallas County, or an incident of violence must have occurred in Dallas County.This packet contains forms and instructions to request a protective order. Learn how to fight a protective order in Texas! ✓ We have effective strategies to challenge and remove restraining orders successfully. The Instructions for Completing the Orders – currently under the Temporary Ex Parte Order form – apply to all orders, including the MOEP. A temporary restraining order, commonly known as a "TRO" is used in family law to place injunctions without a full hearing on one or both parties. Carfagno, 288 N.J. Super. 424 (Ch. Div. 1995). There are several steps necessary to obtain a Temporary Restraining Order.