After you fill out the paperwork, DV staff will do a brief review of the paperwork to make sure everything is complete.  You will then be asked to wait until your paperwork is reviewed and processed.  This can take up to four hours to complete.  It is important to stay in case there are any questions about your paperwork.  You will have a decision made the same day regarding your request for a DV Order of Protection.  If your request is granted, you will be given Temporary Order of Protection with instructions about your hearing date and serving the other party.  You may be given an Order to Appear at a hearing so the Court can get more information about the reasons why you are requesting an Order of Protection, or the Court could dismiss your request.