After the court schedules the hearing on the petition, the petitioner is generally permitted to amend or supplement the petition at any time to state further reasons why a temporary injunction should be ordered.
However, the allegations are usually sufficient to issue the ex parte interim temporary injunction in most cases. Even if the temporary injunction for protection is not issued pending the hearing schedules, an injunction CAN be entered after the hearing depending on the findings made by the Court at that time.
Most of the time, the Respondent's attorney can request a continuance for the return hearing in order to take the Petitioner's deposition and further investigate the allegations. The hearing is usually then rescheduled for 15 days later during which time the interim temporary restraining order (if any) is continued.