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

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

File an injunction for protection in Calhoun County at the Calhoun County Courthouse, 20859 Central Ave E, Room 130, in Blountstown. The Clerk's Family Law page outlines the general process and tells self-represented filers to buy forms at the office counter or get them free on flcourts.org.

None of the five injunction types, domestic violence, repeat violence, dating violence, sexual violence, or stalking, carries a filing fee. Florida law bars the clerk from charging one.

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 state law requires the full hearing 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 Calhoun 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 Calhoun County, FL

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

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

Local notes for Calhoun County, FL

The Calhoun County Clerk's Family Law page explains the injunction process but doesn't host the forms directly. Expect to either buy a printed packet at the courthouse or bring one downloaded from flcourts.org.

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

The Fourteenth Judicial Circuit's domestic violence page covers Calhoun along with Bay, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, and Washington Counties. It offers a general litigant checklist and videos but doesn't name a specific certified shelter, so call the statewide hotline for the most reliable way to reach current local services from Blountstown.

Calhoun County has a small population and one courthouse in Blountstown, so the Clerk's counter serves as both the filing point and the main source for procedural questions. There's no separate self-help office to route someone to.

The same statewide injunction rules apply across Calhoun and its Fourteenth Circuit neighbors, Bay, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, and Washington: free filing, same-day ex parte review, and a 15-day hearing deadline, no matter which county's courthouse someone ends up at.

A petitioner unsure whether an incident counts as domestic violence, repeat violence, dating violence, sexual violence, or stalking can ask the Clerk's staff which of the five 12.980 forms fits. Staff can point to the right form, though they can't advise on the underlying facts.

Official injunction resources in Calhoun County, FL

Calhoun County Courthouse handles restraining-orders filings, located at 20859 Central Ave E, Room 130, Blountstown 32424.

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

Calhoun County Clerk Family Law (https://calhounclerk.com/court-services/family-law/) can help with procedure and paperwork. Provides general dissolution-of-marriage, domestic violence, and other family case information and links to purchasing forms at the Clerk's office or the flcourts.org forms page.

• Calhoun County Clerk - Family Law
• Fla. Stat. 741.30 - Domestic Violence Injunction
• Form 12.980(f) - Petition for Injunction Against Repeat Violence
• Fourteenth Judicial Circuit - Domestic Violence

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

Calhoun County, FL Injunction for Protection FAQs