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Places that Help: Kentucky
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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 KY 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 KY Places that Help page.
LaRue County
Circuit & District Court
P.O. Box 191
209 W. High Street
Hodgenville, KY 42748-0191
Laurel County
Judicial Annex #2
Phone: Circuit: (606) 864-2079
Phone 2: District: (606) 330-2055
Lawrence County
Circuit Courthouse
P.O. Box 847
122 Main Cross Street
Louisa, KY 41230-0212
Lee County
Lee County Courthouse
P.O. Box E
256 Main Street, Second Floor
Beattyville, KY 41311-2005
Leslie County
Letcher County
Letcher County Courthouse
156 Main Street , Ste.201
Whitesburg, KY 41858
Lewis County
Circuit Clerk
P.O. Box 70
94 Second Street
Vanceburg, KY 41179-0070
Lincoln County
Lincoln County Judicial Center
Livingston County
Circuit Clerk
P.O. Box 160
122 West Adair Street
Smithland, KY 42081-0160
Phone: (270) 928-2172 (Ext.1)
Logan County
Circuit Clerk
P.O. Box 420
329 W. Fourth St.
Russellville, KY 42276-0420
Phone: District: (270) 726-3107
Phone 2: Circuit: (270) 726-2424
Lyon County
Circuit Clerk
P.O. Box 565
500 West Dale Avenue, Suite 100
Eddyville, KY 42038-0565
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