This website guides you in preparing and e-filing your legal case documents, and with subsequent steps like serving notices through to final court ordersBacked by courts in Lewis, Snohomish, Okanogan and other counties
Create & E-File Case Documents
Friendly online guided interviews to get 100% accurate paperwork for your local court
This website provides a guided experience to people who are working themselves on preparing the court forms for all restraining orders, family law and civil law cases.
1. Take Screening
Based on the description below, select the case that meets the needs of your situation. Then learn more and begin by answering a screening questionnaire to be sure you meet the basic needs.
2. Prepare Documents
Prepare the main set of your court documents by covering one topic at a time. Each topic offers questions in simple and non-legal language. Just do your best and in case you need help you can get reach out for help just with a few clicks.
3. Consult Advocate (Optional)
Depending on your situation, this website suggests court approved free court self help centers, victim advocacy nonprofits, or other trusted legal clinics run by law schools. These resources can help you with certain aspects of the case, review your documents, and assist with safety planning.
4. E-file to Court
Submit the paperwork to officially begin the legal process. You can e-file along with payment (or ask for fee waiver) or may be required print and drop the paper work to visit your local Superior Court.
Domestic violence is abuse from a romantic partner, a family or a household member including step-parents and in-laws. The abuse can involve hitting, injuries sexual violence, a pattern of harassment or controlling behavior, or even just threats to harm.
For protection against harassment, stalking, abuse, or threats by someone who is neither a current or former romantic partner or a close family or household member. This includes distant relatives like cousins, aunts or uncles, or nieces or nephews.
Only a private school administration can request this type of restraining order to protect a student (and their family) from threats of violence on campus.
This is aimed at senior citizens (over 65) or other disabled persons. This protection order is aimed at protection them from someone who is mistreating them or exploiting them financially or an abusive caregiver.
This is aimed at restricting access to firearms from someone who poses a significant danger to self or others. This protection order must be requested by a family or household member or a law enforcement agency.
Only an employer can ask for a workplace violence restraining order to protect an employee who has suffered stalking, serious harassment, violence, or a credible (real) threat of violence at the workplace. An employee cannot ask for this restraining order.
This restraining order is for domestic Violence means any assault, sexual assault, stalking, kidnapping, or any criminal offense resulting in physical injury or death of one family or household member by another who is or was residing in the same single dwelling unit.
Restraining Order against stalking which is defined as someone who is purposefully following or harassing you repeatedly over a period of time for no legitimate purpose, causing you emotional stress. If in doing so, he/she threatens your life or threatens to harm you, with the intent to cause you to reasonable fear for your safety, then the act becomes aggravated.
Restraining order for Repeat Violence means any assault, battery, sexual battery, or stalking by a person against any other person. Repeat Violence means two incidents of violence or stalking committed by the respondent, one of which must have been within six months of the filing of the petition, which are directed against the petitioner or the petitioner's immediate family member(s) that is a minor. All others must file their own petition.
Family violence is abuse from a romantic partner, a family or a household member including step-parents and in-laws. The abuse can involve hitting, injuries sexual violence, a pattern of harassment or controlling behavior, or even just threats to harm.
If an abuser is following the victim in person in a disturbing way, or contacting them over text or social media in a harassing way then the victim can get a Stalking Protective Order (O.C.G.A. § 16-5-90(a)(1))
A victim can get a dating violence protective order when someone they dated hurts them physically, or stalks them, or threatens them as defined in Ga. Code § 19-13A-1(2).
Domestic violence is abuse from a romantic partner, a family or a household member including step-parents and in-laws. The abuse can involve hitting, injuries sexual violence, a pattern of harassment or controlling behavior, or even just threats to harm.
This type of Personal Protection Order is available to individuals who have experienced domestic violence, including abuse or threats of abuse, from a current or former spouse, romantic partner, someone with whom they share a child, or a resident or former resident of the same household.
This type of Personal Protection Order is available to individuals who have experienced stalking behavior, such as unwanted surveillance, following, or harassment, from someone with whom they do not have a domestic relationship.
This type of Personal Protection Order is available to individuals who have experienced domestic violence, including abuse or threats of abuse, from a current or former spouse, romantic partner, someone with whom they share a child, or a resident or former resident of the same household.
This type of Personal Protection Order is available to individuals who have experienced stalking behavior, such as unwanted surveillance, following, or harassment, from someone with whom they do not have a domestic relationship.
Domestic violence is abuse from a romantic partner, or a family or a household member including step parents and in-laws. The abuse can involve hitting, injuries or sexual violence, or a pattern of harassment or controlling behavior or even just threats to harm.
are related -- parent, step-parent, child, step-child, grandchild, grandparent, sibling, aunt, uncle, niece or nephew
have children together, or are expecting a child.
The order can place restrictions on the respondent/defendant if the court finds the respondent/defendant committed violence (or threatened violence or attempted violence) against the petitioner. Read More
An expunction is a legal process to remove a criminal conviction or a criminal charge from a person’s record and to seal or destroy the state’s records of the arrest, charge, and/or conviction. A person who has had an expunction granted generally cannot be found guilty of perjury if he or she denies that the arrest, charge, or conviction ever happened. Read more
Civil Protection Orders are issued to victims of domestic violence, stalking, sexual assault, or harassment by a family or household member. The legal reference for Civil Protection Orders can be found in Chapter 3113 of the Ohio Revised Code.
This protection order is for victims of domestic violence or abused by a family member, current or former sexual partner or current or former spouse. It can prohibit the abuser from having contact with, harassing, abusing, stalking or communicating with the victim. PFAs do not require the abuser to stay away a certain distance of another person, as restraining orders do in other states. (Title 23, Chapter 61, Section 6101 et seq)
Sexual Violence Protection Order (SVPO) is a restraining order designed to protect victims of sexual violence from further abuse by their abuser who is neither their intimate partner nor family member. SVPO can be filed independent of a criminal case. (Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, Title 42, Chapter 62A, Section 62A01 et seq)
An adult (parent/guardian) can file a Protection From Intimidation (PFI) for a minor for harassment and stalking by an adult abuser who is neither an intimate relationship nor a family member PFIs cannot be granted in cases involving two minors, two adults, or where a minor is harassing or stalking an adult. (Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, Title 42, Chapter 62A, Section 62A01 et seq.)
This court order protects a person who has been abused by a family or household member or by a current or former sexual or intimate partner. It aims to prevent contact and can include provisions regarding residency, custody, and financial support. (Tennessee Code § 36-3-605)
This court order is designed to safeguard individuals who have experienced sexual assault. It restricts contact or communication with the offender. (Tennessee Code § 40-11-106)
This court order offers protection from stalking or sexual assault. This order prohibits contact and certain behaviors from the offender. There does not need to be a special relationship between the plaintiff and the defendant. A person who has been stalked by a family member, household member, or current or former intimate partner might also qualify for a Domestic Violence Order of Protection. (Tennessee Code § 39-17-315):
This is aimed at senior citizens (over 65) or other disabled persons. This protection order is aimed at protection them from someone who is mistreating them or exploiting them financially or an abusive caregiver.
This is aimed at restricting access to firearms from someone who poses a significant danger to self or others. This protection order must be requested by a family or household member or a law enforcement agency.
Only an employer can ask for a workplace violence restraining order to protect an employee who has suffered stalking, serious harassment, violence, or a credible (real) threat of violence at the workplace. An employee cannot ask for this restraining order.
Domestic violence is abuse from a romantic partner, a family or a household member including step-parents and in-laws. The abuse can involve hitting, injuries sexual violence, a pattern of harassment or controlling behavior, or even just threats to harm.
are related -- parent, step-parent, child, step-child, grandchild, grandparent, sibling, aunt, uncle, niece or nephew
have children together, or are expecting a child.
The order can place restrictions on the respondent if the court finds the respondent committed violence (or threatened violence or attempted violence) against the petitioner. Read More
A social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature, or a relationship which has romance or intimacy as a goal by one or both parties, regardless of whether the relationship involves sexual intimacy.
A dating relationship does not mean casual fraternization in a business, educational, or social context.
The order can place restrictions on the respondent if the court finds the respondent committed violence (or threatened violence or attempted violence) against the petitioner. Read More
have no relationship, but were sexually assaulted by them
The order can place restrictions on the respondent if the court finds the respondent committed violence (or threatened violence or attempted violence) against the petitioner. Read More
This is a type of restraining order that is aimed at victims being harmed by an intimate partner, a relative or a household member. Intimate partner means any of husband/wife, boyfriend/girlfriend, domestic partner, dating relationship, or similar.
For unwanted sexual conduct by someone who is NOT a family or household member (See domestic violence for protection from family members). A single incident is sufficient to apply for this protection order.
May be filed by a family or household member or law enforcement against someone they believe poses a significant danger to self or others by having access to, the ability to purchase or receive, or actual possession of a firearm.
Many states now permit serving documents electronically (email, text). LegalAtoms makes it official and allows you to gather electronic forensic proof.
However, any adult other than the petitioner can deliver the documents to the respondent to complete the service. The reason for doing that could be to ensure the hearing is not delayed.
Service deadline is 7 days before the next hearing (or technically 5 court days). Please check if there's a WA court holiday then that day is not counted as a court day and you need to serve 8 days before the hearing.
However, any adult other than the petitioner can deliver the documents to the respondent to complete the service. The reason for doing that could be to ensure the hearing is not delayed.
Service deadline is 7 days before the next hearing (or technically 5 court days). Please check if there's a WA court holiday then that day is not counted as a court day and you need to serve 8 days before the hearing.
However, any adult other than the petitioner can deliver the documents to the respondent to complete the service. The reason for doing that could be to ensure the hearing is not delayed.
Service deadline is 7 days before the next hearing (or technically 5 court days). Please check if there's a WA court holiday then that day is not counted as a court day and you need to serve 8 days before the hearing.
However, any adult other than the petitioner can deliver the documents to the respondent to complete the service. The reason for doing that could be to ensure the hearing is not delayed.
Service deadline is 7 days before the next hearing (or technically 5 court days). Please check if there's a WA court holiday then that day is not counted as a court day and you need to serve 8 days before the hearing.
However, any adult other than the petitioner can deliver the documents to the respondent to complete the service. The reason for doing that could be to ensure the hearing is not delayed.
Service deadline is 7 days before the next hearing (or technically 5 court days). Please check if there's a WA court holiday then that day is not counted as a court day and you need to serve 8 days before the hearing.
This website presents a series of online questionnaires, and then at the end generates the paperwork for your legal case
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Lewis County Superior Court
Lewis County Superior Court has made LegalAtoms the official software provider for all their constituents.
Yakima Sheriffs Office
Yakima Sheriffs Office serves respondent electronically while capturing forensic proof and then files proof of service with the clerk.
Lewis County Superior Court
Snohomish County Superior Court has made LegalAtoms the official software provider for all their constituents.
Okanogan County Sheriffs Office
Yakima Sheriffs Office serves respondent electronically while capturing forensic proof and then files proof of service with the clerk.
Okanogan County District Court
Okanogan County District Court has made LegalAtoms the official software provider for protection orders including renewals.
Seattle University School of Law
Victims receive free and quick help to file same day while the law students working in the legal clinic receive experiential learning.
Cowlitz County Superior Court
Cowlitz County Superior Court has made LegalAtoms the official software provider for all their constituents.
Pasco Police Department
Yakima Sheriffs Office serves respondent electronically while capturing forensic proof and then files proof of service with the clerk.
Benefits of Using an Official Online Solution
LegalAtoms is backed by many courts, and we're in the process to be officially connected and sponsored by each and every county level court. Being the official software provider supported by courts offers unique benefits
Which Court to File At
Your documents are e-filed to the correct court always. In general one has to read the court locations, the types of cases they handle and other fine print.
Which Forms to File
Based on your situation and court rules, you're guided to prepare the correct set and most updated versions of court forms so your case is 100% correct in the first go.
Automated Checks
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E-Signature
Sign digitally and securely using mouse (laptop) or your finger (touch screen) without the hassle of printing and re-scanning.
E-file with the Court
Once your documents are prepared, you can E-file with the court in one click. No need to make accounts in complicated portals with multiple E-filing providers.
E-mail with the court
Filing is the start and often courts may have follow up questions. Rather than waiting to receive them in the mail you can receive it via the built in secure messaging.
You've been served
Serve the other party via text, e-mail, Whastapp and private messages on social media. Many states such as California, New York, Texas, Florida, Washington allow electronically serving the other party, which prevents delays.
