Domestic Violence Injunction (Restraining Order)

You may file a Domestic Violence Injunction if you:

• Are a victim of domestic violence (assault, aggravated assault, battery, aggravated battery, sexual assault, sexual battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, kidnapping, false imprisonment)
  
  OR
  
  
• Have a reason to believe you will become a victim of domestic violence
  

And if you:

• Are, or were, married to the other person
  
  OR
  
  
• Are living with, or have lived with, the other person as if a family
  
  OR
 
• Are related to the other person and have ever lived with them as if a family
  
  OR
  
  
• Have children with the other person

Filing a Domestic Violence Injunction

• To file an injunction, complete paperwork in Room 315 of the courthouse
• Once the paperwork is turned in, the petitioner will go to Room 520 to complete a safety plan with Harbor House domestic violence counselors
• A judge will review the petition and either grant the order, deny the order or set a hearing
• Orders may be picked up after 4 p.m. in Room 520
• If the injunction is granted, the petitioner will be required to attend a hearing (date and time are indicated on injunction)
• If the petitioner does not attend the hearing, the injunction will be dismissed

Please Note:

• The injunction may be dismissed at any time by going to Room 520 and requesting the necessary paperwork  
• Petitions for Injunctions processed by 4:30 pm will be reviewed by the judge that day. All other petitions will be reviewed the next day
• Harbor House domestic violence counselors are available in Room 520 of the courthouse for all customers filing Domestic Violence, Dating Violence or Sexual Violence Injunctions

Learn more about the Domestic Violence Injunction process by reading our FAQs.