Injunction for Protection (Restraining Order) in Brevard 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.

Brevard County's injunctions page is clear about cost: there is no filing fee for a petition seeking protection against domestic violence. The same rule covers repeat, dating, sexual violence, and stalking petitions. File at the Clerk's desk at the Moore Justice Center, 2825 Judge Fran Jamieson Way, Viera, (321) 637-5413. You can also file at Brevard's other courthouse branches in Titusville, Melbourne, Merritt Island, or Palm Bay.

The Clerk's staff can help prepare the paperwork. A judge then reviews it. Keep the statement brief but specific, since the judge decides based only on what is written. If it shows immediate and present danger, the judge can grant a temporary injunction. It stays in effect until both sides appear at a hearing, no later than 15 days out under state law.

Once signed, the Clerk's Office sends the paperwork straight to the Brevard County Sheriff's Office for local service, at no cost to the petitioner.

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 Brevard 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 Brevard County, FL

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

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

Local notes for Brevard County, FL

Brevard County's Family Pro Se Coordinator offers no-charge help with form completion, document review appointments, notarization, and copying at 15 cents a page. This covers divorce, paternity, custody, child support, and adoption cases. Reach the coordinator at 321-633-7780 or ProSeCoordinator@brevardclerk.us. This office cannot give legal advice.

Serene Harbor has run its confidential, 24/7 hotline for Brevard County survivors since 1992, reachable at 321-726-8282 (TTY). That's a longer track record than many of the smaller certified centers in this part of Florida.

Brevard spans five separate courthouse locations. Someone filing from Palm Bay or Titusville does not necessarily need to travel to Viera for every step of the process, though the injunctions desk itself is based at the Moore Justice Center.

Brevard's five-courthouse setup spreads across Titusville, Melbourne, Merritt Island, Palm Bay, and Viera, reflecting the county's long, narrow shape along the Space Coast. Confirm which location is closest before making the trip, since not every branch handles every case type identically.

Official injunction resources in Brevard County, FL

Moore Justice Center (Viera Courthouse) handles restraining-orders filings, located at 2825 Judge Fran Jamieson Way, Viera 32940. Phone: (321) 637-5413. Brevard County Clerk branch offices at Titusville, Melbourne, Merritt Island, and Palm Bay handles Self-represented parties may file family paperwork on paper at any of the five Brevard County courthouse locations, not only Viera.

The filing fee is $0. E-filing is available through https://www.myflcourtaccess.com. Self-represented parties may file on paper at any of the five Brevard courthouse locations, Titusville, Melbourne, Merritt Island, Palm Bay, or Viera; e-filing via the portal is mandatory for attorneys under Fla. R. Jud. Admin. 2.525.

Brevard County Family Pro Se Coordinator (https://www.brevardclerk.us/pro-se-information) can help with procedure and paperwork. No-charge help for self-represented parties with form completion, document review appointments, notarization, and copying (15 cents/page) for divorce, paternity, custody, child support, and adoption cases; does not give legal advice. Phone 321-633-7780, ProSeCoordinator@brevardclerk.us.

• Brevard County Clerk - Pro Se Information
• Fla. Stat. 741.30 - Domestic Violence Injunction
• Form 12.980(a) - Petition for Injunction Against Domestic Violence
• Serene Harbor

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

Brevard County, FL Injunction for Protection FAQs