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

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

Holmes County residents file for an injunction for protection at the Holmes County Courthouse, 201 N Oklahoma St, in Bonifay, phone (850) 547-1100. The Clerk's website points to the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit's family law forms page for the paperwork. A packet can also be purchased in person at the Clerk's Office.

Filing costs nothing for any of the five injunction types: domestic violence, repeat violence, dating violence, sexual violence, and stalking. Florida law prohibits the clerk from charging a fee for any of them.

A judge can sign a temporary injunction the same day, without notifying the respondent first, when the petition shows immediate and present danger. That order lasts up to 15 days, and state 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 Holmes 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 Holmes County, FL

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

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

Local notes for Holmes County, FL

Holmes County's Clerk links out to the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit's own family law forms page instead of hosting packets directly, so someone filing here can get the 12.980 petition either through jud14.flcourts.org or by asking in person at the Bonifay courthouse counter.

After a judge signs the order, the Holmes County Sheriff's Office serves the respondent at no cost to the petitioner. The clerk covers that service cost directly.

Holmes County shares the Fourteenth Circuit's domestic violence resources with Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Jackson, and Washington Counties. The circuit's page has a litigant checklist and videos, but it doesn't name a specific certified shelter, so calling the statewide hotline at 1-800-500-1119 is the fastest way to reach current local services.

This cross-link to the circuit's shared forms page, instead of hosting a separate local packet, matches how several smaller counties in the circuit, including Calhoun, Gulf, and Washington, rely on the same shared regional materials rather than building out their own.

Calling ahead of a visit lets a petitioner in Bonifay confirm which floor or department at the Holmes County Courthouse handles injunction filings specifically, since the clerk's own site focuses mainly on dissolution packets.

Clerk staff in Bonifay can point someone to the right 12.980 form if they're unsure which of the five fits their specific situation, even though Florida law still keeps staff from weighing in on the underlying facts.

Official injunction resources in Holmes County, FL

Holmes County Courthouse handles restraining-orders filings, located at 201 N Oklahoma St, Bonifay 32425. Phone: (850) 547-1100.

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

Fourteenth Judicial Circuit Family Law Forms (https://jud14.flcourts.org/family-law/family-law-forms) can help with procedure and paperwork. Holmes County Clerk's own Family Law page states forms may be purchased in the Clerk's Office or found via flcourts.org, and cross-links to the Fourteenth Circuit's family law forms page. Clerk's Office phone: (850) 547-1100.

• Fourteenth Judicial Circuit - Family Law Forms
• Fla. Stat. 741.30 - Domestic Violence Injunction
• Form 12.980(t) - Petition for Injunction Against Stalking
• 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.

Holmes County, FL Injunction for Protection FAQs