Form CH-115 at a glance
What it is: Form CH-115, Request to Continue Court Hearing, is the form to ask the court to reschedule the court date listed on Notice of Court Hearing (form CH-109).
Who signs: Sign your name, and fill in the Date and Type or print your name. Lawyers name, if you have one, Lawyers signature and Date.
You may need to ask for a new court date if you are the person asking for protection and are unable to have Notice of Court Hearing (form CH-109), and other papers served in time before the court date; if you are the person to be restrained and making your first request to reschedule your court date; or if you have a good reason for needing a new court date. The court may grant your request to reschedule your court date on a showing of good cause.[2]
A filled-in Form CH-115 example: asking for more time to serve the other party
How to fill out Form CH-115, box by box
My name, I am the and where I can receive mail
Write your name in the My name is box.
Under I am the, mark Protected party (skip to Information About My Case) or Restrained party (give your contact information in Address where I can receive mail).
For Address where I can receive mail, if you want to keep your home address private, you can use another address like a post office box or another persons address, if you have their permission. If you have a lawyer, give your lawyers address and contact information.
Fill in Address, City, State and Zip.
My contact information and lawyers information
My contact information (optional): Telephone, Fax and Email Address.
Lawyers information (skip if you do not have one): Name, State Bar No. and Firm Name.
Court name and case number
Fill in court name and street address: Superior Court of California, County of.
Fill in case number: Case Number.
Fill in the Case Number.
Information About My Case
Write the full name of the other party in this case.
Fill in the date of the court date currently scheduled.
Is a Temporary Restraining Order in effect?
Is a Temporary Restraining Order in effect? Mark Yes, No or I don t know. If Yes, fill in the date the order was made, if known.
Please attach a copy of the order if you have one.
Notice: If the court date is rescheduled, the Temporary Restraining Order (form CH-110) will remain in effect until the end of the new court date unless otherwise ordered by the court.
Why does the court date need to be rescheduled?
Why does the court date need to be rescheduled? a. I am the person asking for protection, and I need more time to have the restrained party personally served.
b. I am the restrained party, and this is my first request to reschedule the court date.
If you mark c. Other reason, write it on the lines.
Declaring under penalty of perjury and signing
Under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California, you declare that the information is true and correct.
Sign your name, and fill in the Date and Type or print your name.
Lawyers name, if you have one, Lawyers signature and Date.
Sources
[1] Form CH-115 (Revised January 1, 2020), Request to Continue Court Hearing, Judicial Council of California (the Official source link on this page).
[2] courts.ca.gov, line_1b_explanation_s29_1. Accessed November 1, 2026.