Injunction for Protection (Restraining Order) in Baker County, Florida

If you are in immediate danger, call 911. The National Domestic Violence Hotline is 1-800-799-7233. Florida's statewide hotline is 1-800-500-1119.

Baker County shares Hubbard House, the certified domestic violence center for this part of Northeast Florida, with much larger Duval County next door. The center's 24-hour hotline is 904-354-3114, and it also offers 24-hour text support at 904-210-3698.

You file the injunction at the Baker County Courthouse, 339 East Macclenny Avenue #113, in Macclenny. None of the five injunction types, domestic violence, repeat violence, dating violence, sexual violence, or stalking, carries a filing fee, unlike Baker County's $408 dissolution filing fee.

A judge can sign a temporary injunction the same day, without notifying the respondent first, if the petition shows immediate and present danger. That order lasts up to 15 days, and Florida law requires the full hearing to happen before it expires.

How an injunction for protection works in Florida

An injunction for protection against domestic violence (Fla. Stat. 741.30) is for someone you have a close relationship with, such as a spouse or former spouse, someone you live with or used to live with as a family, a co-parent, or a close relative. Florida has related injunctions for repeat violence, dating violence, sexual violence, and stalking that may apply instead if the relationship does not fit the domestic violence category.Florida uses the same statewide forms in every county, including Baker County, FL. The basic steps are:

1. File a Petition for Injunction for Protection Against Domestic Violence (Florida Supreme Court approved family law form 12.980(a)) at the courthouse. There is no filing fee.
2. A judge reviews your petition, often the same day, and can grant a temporary injunction that lasts until your hearing.
3. The other person is served with the paperwork and can respond.
4. You attend a full hearing, generally within about 15 days of a temporary injunction.
5. If the judge grants a final injunction, it can last a fixed term or until further order of the court, and can be extended.

An injunction for protection can do more than order someone to stay away. It can set temporary time-sharing with children, require the other person to leave a shared home, and require them to surrender firearms. Local domestic violence advocates and the clerk's office can help you fill out the forms, often at no cost.

Where to file in Baker County, FL

Injunction requests in Baker County, FL are filed with the Eighth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, Baker County. Because courthouse locations, hours, and local domestic violence resources change over time, confirm current details using the Florida court clerk directory:

Find the Baker County, FL Clerk of Court (Florida court clerk directory)

Local notes for Baker County, FL

Baker County's clerk does not host its own family law self-help packets. Its Family Law page simply points to flcourts.org for general information, so a petitioner should bring a printed 12.980 form or ask the courthouse counter directly for one.

Once a judge signs the order, the Baker County Sheriff's Office serves the respondent at no cost to the petitioner. The clerk pays for that service directly.

Because Baker shares Hubbard House with Duval, a caller from Macclenny reaches the same 24-hour hotline and text line as someone calling from Jacksonville. That gives this smaller county access to a larger shelter network.

Baker County's rural geography and small population mean its Macclenny courthouse handles fewer family filings than nearby Duval County. Still, the underlying injunction process, free filing and a 15-day hearing deadline, stays identical regardless of county size.

A petitioner moving between Baker and neighboring Duval County would find both share Hubbard House as their certified domestic violence center. Baker's own Eighth Circuit Self-Help Center, though, is based in Gainesville rather than Jacksonville.

Hubbard House's services go beyond the hotline itself to include emergency shelter and advocacy for survivors, a fuller range of support than a single phone number suggests. Baker and Duval County residents share that support equally.

A petitioner unsure which of the five 12.980 forms fits a specific situation can call the Macclenny courthouse ahead of a visit to confirm what staff have on hand.

Official injunction resources in Baker County, FL

Baker County Courthouse handles restraining-orders filings, located at 339 East Macclenny Avenue #113, Macclenny 32063.

The filing fee is $0. E-filing is available through https://www.myflcourtaccess.com. Statewide e-filing portal applies, though most petitioners in Baker County file in person at the Macclenny courthouse for same-day judicial review.

The self-help center can help with procedure and paperwork. bakerclerk.com's Family Law page states additional information on Florida family law may be found at flcourts.org, but does not host or link a specific self-help center or forms page of its own.

• Fla. Stat. 741.30 - Domestic Violence Injunction
• Form 12.980(f) - Petition for Injunction Against Repeat Violence
• Florida Courts E-Filing Portal
• Hubbard House

Local details reviewed August 2026. Offices and locations can change, so confirm with the official sites above before you file.

Baker County, FL Injunction for Protection FAQs