Hours: 8:15 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Courthouse Locations
Below is a list of courthouses where you can file for a protection order. (If you want to file for custody, divorce, or anything else, you may want to call the courthouse to make sure that the court we have listed is the proper courthouse.) At the courthouse, the clerk will provide you with the forms that you need to file. If you need assistance filling out the forms, the clerk may be able to give basic instructions, but the clerk usually cannot help you decide what information to write or give you any sort of advice. You will also find links to online forms at our FL Download Court Forms page. For further help, you may want to reach out to a local domestic violence program or a legal services organization. You can find links to both types of organizations on our FL Places that Help page.
Alachua
Alachua County Family/Civil Justice Center
Baker
Baker County Courthouse
Bay
Bay County Unified Family Court/Juvenile Justice
Bradford
Bradford Circuit Court
For additional assistance you can call the court advocate.
Brevard
Brevard County Circuit Court
Broward
Broward County Circuit Courthouse
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Calhoun
Calhoun County Courthouse
Charlotte
Charlotte County Courthouse
Hours: 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Citrus
Citrus County Courthouse
Clay
Clay County Courthouse
Collier
Collier County Courthouse
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Columbia
Columbia County Courthouse
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (4:40 p.m. first Monday of the month)
DeSoto
DeSoto County Courthouse
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Dixie
Dixie County Courthouse
Duval
Duval County Courthouse
Hours: 8:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Escambia
Escambia Clerk of Court
Visit the Family Law department to file for a domestic violence injunction. Hours: 8:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m.
Flagler
Kim C. Hammond Justice Center
Office hours are Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Franklin
Franklin Clerk of Court
Hours: 8:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m.
Gadsden
Gadsden Clerk of Court
Hours: 8:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Gilchrist
Gilchrist Clerk of Court
There are packets of information on domestic violence on the website. Hours: 8:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Glades
Glades County Courthouse
Gulf
Gulf County Courthouse
Hamilton
Hamilton Clerk of Court
Hours: 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.
Hardee
Hardee County Courthouse
Hours: 8:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. (closed 12-1)
Hendry
Hendry Clerk of Court
Hernando
Hernando Clerk of Court
Domestic Relations - Room 246
Highlands
Highlands Clerk of Court
Hours: 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Hillsborough
George E. Edgecomb Courthouse
Hours: 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Holmes
Holmes County Courthouse
Indian River
Indian River Courthouse
Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Jackson
Jackson County Courthouse
Jefferson
Jefferson County Courthouse
Lafayette
Lafayette County Courthouse
Lake
Lake County Courthouse
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Lee
Lee County Courthouse Justice Center
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Leon
Leon County Courthouse
The main page of the website has a map of the location of the court.
Levy
Levy County Courthouse
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Liberty
Liberty County Courthouse
Madison
Madison County Courthouse
Manatee
Manatee Clerk of Court
Marion
Marion County Courthouse
Martin
Martin County Courthouse
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Monroe
Monroe County Courthouse
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Nassau
Nassau County Courthouse
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Okaloosa
Okaloosa County Courthouse
Okeechobee
Okeechobee County Courthouse
Orange
Orange County Courthouse
Osceola
9th Circuit Court
Palm Beach
Palm Beach Courthouse
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Pasco
Robert D. Sumner Judicial Center
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Pinellas
Pinellas County Courthouse
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Polk
Polk County Courthouse
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Putnam
Putnam County Courthouse
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa County Courthouse
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Sarasota
Sarasota Courthouse
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. If you are a resident of Venice you can also file for an injunction here: 4000 South Tamiami Trail, Venice FL 34293 at the Ron L. Enderson Building
Seminole
Seminole County Courthouse
St. Johns
St. Johns County Courthouse
St. Lucie
St. Lucie County Courthouse
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sumter
Sumter County Courthouse
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Suwannee
Suwannee County Courthouse
Taylor
Taylor County Courthouse
Union
Union County Courthouse
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Volusia
Volusia County Courthouse
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.