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_Me_ · Jul 22, 2009, 07:18 AM

I was just wondering about how to go about getting a restraining order against someone. Do you have to go through court and all that? Or can you just fill some paper work out? How complicated and/or hard is it?

_Me_ · Jul 22, 2009, 08:32 AM

I was just wondering about how to go about getting a restraining order against someone. Do you have to go through court and all that? Or can you just fill some paper work out? How complicated and/or hard is it?

Justwantfair · Jul 22, 2009, 08:42 AM

Domestic Violence Shelter's can assist you if it is an intimate partner.

Yes, restraining orders are done through your courthouse. Your courthouse might also offer assistance for filing for a restraining order, which typically is granted on a temporary basis and then following a court appearance by all parties, it can be lengthened at that time.

nikosmom · Jul 22, 2009, 08:54 AM

It's not difficult but may be time consuming (all depending on how busy the court is that day).

Typically you go and fill out the paperwork and then you are assigned a time to have your case heard before a judge (usually the same day) and they make the decision to grant the order or not.

ANB428 · Jul 22, 2009, 09:02 AM

You will need to go to court to get a restraining order. You can go pick up the paperwork and fill it out and then take it to court and get a court date. I didn't have to pay for mine when I filed it or got it granted, but I was in a Domestic Violence Shelter and they guided me through the process and I had no money going there, so I am not sure if there is a cost. You will have to appear in court twice at least if I remember correctly. The person I was getting the restraining order against never showed up to contest it, so I got it granted to me.

I do remember filling out a lot of paperwork though and having to write a statement of what my abuser did to me and why I needed the restraining order against him. It wasn't hard for me to get mine, but my circumstances may be different than yours. I was in a DV Shelter and my daughter's father was a threat to me and my child, plus he never showed. So, it all depends on the circumstances.

Good Luck.