Recently updated on April 25th, 2025 at 10:56 pm
Prepare and E-file your Court Forms Online
Learn about the legal case for your situation, create the court forms online in a friendly way, and then click to E-file them with the court.
HOW IT WORKS
1. Take Screening
Start with an online screening tool to help you determine whether the case type you're opting for fits your situation
2. Prepare Documents
Instead of reviewing the legal forms PDFs yourself, you will be guided through a series of friendly questionnaires that gather your information topic by topic. The questions are written in plain, non-legal language. To make this process as simple as possible, our system will generate the official court forms with your responses automatically filled in.
3. Consult Advocate (Optional)
Depending on your case you can consult a free victim advocate or court self help center for guidance. These resources, typically funded by the government, can help you review your case documents and provide direct consultation to discuss your case and safety planning.
4. File with the Clerk
You can formally begin your case by filing with your local court. The correct court will be displayed, as it is important to submit to one with jurisdiction over your case. You can digitally sign and e-file without the need to download or to print the forms. You have the option to download and print the forms and file in person.
INJUNCTIONS (Restraining Orders)
Domestic Violence Injunction
Domestic Violence (Florida Statutes 741) means any abuse physical harm threats or controlling behavior where abuser is a current or former spouse, romantic partner who lived together, a coparent, or a family or household member
Stalking Injunction
Stalking (Florida Statutes 784) 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.
Repeat Violence Injunction
Repeat Violence (Florida Statutes 784) 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.
Dating Violence Injunction
This injunction is for violence between individuals who dated or are dating but haven't lived together. The dating relationship must have existed in the past six months, there must have been romantic, and involved continuous exchanges. Parties who have lived together must opt for the Domestic Violence Injunction.
Injunction for Protection Against Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult
This injunction is designed to protect elders or adults with disabilities who are at risk of exploitation, abuse, or neglect, often by caregivers, family members, or others in a position of trust.
Sexual Violence Injunction
For situations which do not meet the criteria for a domestic violence injunction, and the other person committed one of the following acts: sexual battery defined by Chapter 794, lewd and lascivious act upon or in the presence of a child younger than 16, lured or enticed a child as described in chapter 787, required a child to sexually perform as in Chapter 827, or committed any forcible felony wherein a sexual act was committed or attempted.
CIVIL
Small Claims
Small Claims is when you disagree about things like someone owes you money or property, or broke a contract or caused you a financial loss.
Evictions
An eviction case involves a landlord pursuing legal action to remove a tenant from a rental property for reasons such as non-payment of rent, violation of lease terms, or expiration of the lease agreement, in accordance with Florida landlord-tenant law.
FAMILY
Divorce
A divorce case, or dissolution of marriage, is a legal proceeding that formally ends a marriage, allowing both parties to remarry and resolves issues such as property division, child custody, and support.
CONVENIENCES
Florida Forms Selection
The correct set of and versions of the official Florida court forms are created based on your responses.
Automated Checks
Run automated checks to verify correctness of your responses and to avoid mistakes that may cause delays in securing a protection order.
Comprehensive
Covers all common situations such as those involving minors, or firearms, or others permitted by the Florida state law, thereby saving you time.
Privacy
You can explore legal options for getting a protection order while maintaining your complete privacy. Nothing is shared with the government unless you share or submit.
Resources
Learn about free community and pro bono resources. Connect with them and share your case data with a few clicks.
Simplified
All questions are presented in plain non-legal language. Difficult concepts are broken down into simpler steps.
NOTES
Legal Information
The legal information contained here does not constitute legal advice or substitute for legal advice.
Circuit Court at the County
This website provides services to prepare cases at courts and counties across Florida as they share the same laws. It also has county specific slight changes such as additional court forms required.
CONTACT TECHNICAL SUPPORT
This contact form is for technical support questions only. For non-technical questions please contact the victim advocates at the telephone numbers listed at the bottom of this page.
