Where to Find Help
UPDATED August 1, 2007
To file for a protective order in New Hampshire, go to the district court of the town in which you or the abuser lives, or to the superior court of the county in which either you or the abuser lives. Find the civil court clerk and request a petition for a protective order.
At the courthouse, the clerk will provide you with the forms that you need to file. If you need assistance filling out the form, ask the clerk for help. You will also find links to online forms at our Download Court Forms page. You may also get help with the court system through one of the domestic violence organizations listed on our NH State and Local Programs page.
Listed below are the county courthouses for New Hampshire. For more information about the New Hampshire court system, go to: www.state.nh.us/courts/aoc/nameadrs.htm.
Claremont district court
P.O. Box 313
Claremont, NH 03743-0313
Phone: (603) 542-6064
Jurisdiction: City of Claremont and the towns of Cornish, Unity, Charlestown, Acworth, Langdon, and Plainfield. Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm
Colebrook district court
17 Bridge Street
P.O. Box 5
Colebrook, NH 03576-0005
Phone: (603) 237-4229
Jurisdiction: Towns of Colebrook, Pittsburg, Clarksville, Wentworth’s Location, Errol, Millsfield, Columbia, Stewartstown, and Stratford and the unincorporated places of Dix’s Grant, Atkinson & Gilmanton Academy Grant, Second College Grant, Dixville, Erving’s Location, and Odell. Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am to noon, 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Concord district court
32 Clinton Street
P.O. Box 3420
Concord, NH 03302-3420
Phone: (603) 271-6400
Jurisdiction: City of Concord, and the towns of Loudon, Canterbury, Dunbarton, Bow, Hopkinton, Pittsfield, Chichester, and Epsom. Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am to noon, 1:00pm to 4:00pm