When the original Petition for divorce is filed, the Petitioner or Respondent can also request that the court issue a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO). This can affect the use of property, payment of debts, child custody, and child or spousal support until the divorce is finalized. If a TRO is issued, a court hearing will be scheduled and held within a few weeks. At this time, the court can decide to turn the TRO into a Temporary Order (TO). More commonly, both parties can agree to certain terms and have them documented by the court in the form of TRO, meaning it functions more like an agreement in those cases. TROs and TOs are most common in contested divorces and much less so in uncontested divorces.