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- Availability · Local Domestic Violence — source-specific information; other procedures and appeals may differ
- A domestic violence restraining order is a court order that helps protect people from abuse.
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A domestic violence restraining order is a court order that helps protect people from abuse.
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ae602b86ae4f410f - Availability · Local Domestic Violence — source-specific information; other procedures and appeals may differ
- You may obtain a domestic violence restraining order if a person has abused you and you have a close relationship with that person (married or registered domestic partners, divorced, separated, dating or used to date), or you are related (parent, child, brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather, in-law).
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You may obtain a domestic violence restraining order if a person has abused you and you have a close relationship with that person (married or registered domestic partners, divorced, separated, dating or used to date), or you are related (parent, child, brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather, in-law).
Agent source review: October 26, 2026 · Snapshot
ae602b86ae4f410f - Availability · Local restraining-orders instructions. This quoted rule keeps the court’s stated subject, representation, location and procedure limits; it is not a promise of complete self-help or legal representation.
- At the end of the Do It Yourself - Domestic Violence Restraining Order program, it will print out all your completed forms listed in the Information Sheet below. If you decide not to use the Do It Yourself - Domestic Violence Restraining Order program, then the forms are available for free at the Court Clerk’s Office or you may download the forms by clicking on the links contained in the information sheet below.
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Reviewed local availability instructions and limitations
At the end of the Do It Yourself - Domestic Violence Restraining Order program, it will print out all your completed forms listed in the Information Sheet below. If you decide not to use the Do It Yourself - Domestic Violence Restraining Order program, then the forms are available for free at the Court Clerk’s Office or you may download the forms by clicking on the links contained in the information sheet below.
Agent source review: October 26, 2026 · Snapshot
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- Appointments · Family Court Services custody/parenting mediation involving domestic violence or protective orders; this is not the procedure to file a restraining-order request.
- In cases involving domestic violence, mediation is conducted in a manner to protect all the parties. Family Court Services' policy is to meet with each party separately. FCS schedules each appointment at separate times. FCS's goal is to protect all parties during the mediation experience in order to create the best possible environment to help families develop parenting plans with as little conflict as possible and with the highest level of satisfaction possible.
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Reviewed local appointment instructions and limitations
In cases involving domestic violence, mediation is conducted in a manner to protect all the parties. Family Court Services' policy is to meet with each party separately. FCS schedules each appointment at separate times. FCS's goal is to protect all parties during the mediation experience in order to create the best possible environment to help families develop parenting plans with as little conflict as possible and with the highest level of satisfaction possible.
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Official court link: Domestic Violence Restraining Order
Domestic Violence Restraining Order
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