Injunction for Protection (Restraining Order) in Martin 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. In Martin County, injunction for protection petitions get filed at the Martin County Courthouse, 100 SE Ocean Boulevard in Stuart, through the Domestic Relations Division.

Martin County has no separate self-help center online. The Domestic Relations Division answers questions by phone instead, at 772-288-5660 or 772-288-5533. The courthouse sells forms and packets for $.15 per page. TurboCourt offers a separate paid option for some dissolution paperwork, but you must file the injunction petition itself in person.

Filing costs nothing for any of the five injunction types: domestic violence, repeat violence, dating violence, sexual violence, or stalking. Florida law bars a filing fee for all of them, and the sheriff serves the respondent at no charge.

SafeSpace generally serves Martin County for domestic violence support, but its current service area and hotline number aren't published here. Check the organization's site directly, or call 211, before you need help in a hurry.

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 Martin 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 Martin County, FL

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

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

Local notes for Martin County, FL

If you're unsure which of the five injunction forms fits your situation, call the Domestic Relations Division at 772-288-5660 before heading to the Stuart courthouse. Martin County handles this process by phone rather than through a dedicated online self-help portal.

After a judge grants a temporary injunction and it gets served, Florida law sets the return hearing within 15 days. That deadline applies statewide, including in Martin County.

Florida Rural Legal Services generally serves Martin County for income-qualified family law matters, useful if your injunction case overlaps with a custody or support dispute. SafeSpace's exact current contact details weren't confirmed here, so 211 works as a reliable backup for a same-day referral.

Martin County's Domestic Relations Division handles all five of Florida's injunction forms. Domestic violence covers spouses, former spouses, relatives, or people living together as family. Repeat violence covers two incidents against someone outside that circle. Dating violence, sexual violence, and stalking each address their own set of facts. Every type is free to file and free to serve, and the return hearing is fixed at 15 days by statute regardless of form. If the respondent violates an active injunction, that's a separate crime. Call 911, not file a new petition.

Official injunction resources in Martin County, FL

Martin County Courthouse handles restraining-orders filings, located at 100 SE Ocean Boulevard, Stuart 34994. Phone: 772-288-5660.

The filing fee is Free. E-filing is available through https://www.myflcourtaccess.com. Florida Courts E-Filing Portal; injunctions are filed in person at the courthouse in Stuart for same-day judicial review.

Martin County Domestic Relations Division (https://www.martinclerk.com) can help with procedure and paperwork. No dedicated self-help center URL was located; contact the Domestic Relations Division at 772-288-5660 or 772-288-5533. Forms and packets are sold at $.15 per page; TurboCourt is a separate paid option for some dissolution paperwork.

• SafeSpace
• Florida Rural Legal Services
• Nineteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida
• Fla. Stat. 741.30 (injunction statute)

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

Martin County, FL Injunction for Protection FAQs