Where to Find Help
UPDATED August 1, 2007
To file for a Restraining Order in California, go to the Superior Court in your county. Find the civil court clerk and request a petition for a Restraining 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 can find links to petitions online by going to Download Court Forms.
Listed below are telephone numbers and addresses for the clerks of the Superior Courts in California. For information on the court system in California at www.courtinfo.ca.gov/reference/guide-family.htm. Also, the California Courts Self Help Center is an excellent resource: www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/. You may also get help with the court system through one of the domestic violence organizations listed on our CA State and Local Programs page.
Alameda
2233 Shoreline Drive
Alameda, CA 94501
Phone: 510-263-4305
Hayward and Oakland for Domestic Violence Restraining Orders
Courthouse
2120 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way
Berkeley, CA 94704
Alameda
39439 Paseo Padre Parkway
Fremont, CA 94538
Phone: 510 795-2304
Alameda
24405 Amador Street
Hayward, CA 94544
Phone: (510) 670-6350 DVRO
Hours: 9:30am - 3:30pm Mon - Fri.
Alameda
Alameda County Courthouse
1225 Fallon St.
Oakland, CA 94612
Alameda
Wiley W. Manuel Courthouse
661 Washington Street,
Oakland, CA 94607
Courthouse
400 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94607
Phone: (510) 268-4104
Phone: 510-272-6030 DVRO
Hours 9:30am - 3:30pm Mon-Fri.
Courthouse
County Administration Building
1221 Oak Street,
Oakland, CA 94612
Alameda
5672 Stoneridge Drive, 2nd Fl.
Pleasanton, CA 94566
Phone: 925 551-6886
Phone: Family Court Services: 925-690-2702
Alameda County
U.S. Post Office
201 - 13th St.
Oakland, CA 94612
Alpine
1477 State Route 89
PO BOX 518
Markleeville, CA 96120
Phone: 530 694-2113
Amador
500 ARgonaut Lane
Jackson, CA 95642
Phone: (209) 257-2600
Phone: Family Law Facilitator: 209-257-2627