Injunction for Protection (Restraining Order) in Nassau 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.

Micah's Place calls itself the only certified domestic violence center for Nassau County. Its 24-hour hotline, 904-225-9979, takes calls or texts, a good option if you can't speak freely.

File the injunction itself at the Nassau County Clerk of Court's full-service office, 76347 Veterans Way, in Yulee. None of the five injunction types, domestic violence, repeat violence, dating violence, sexual violence, or stalking, carries a filing fee. Compare that to Nassau 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. Florida 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 Nassau 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 Nassau County, FL

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

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

Local notes for Nassau County, FL

Nassau County shares the Fourth Judicial Circuit's Family Court Services Self-Help program with Clay and Duval Counties. Residents can use the same jud4.org checklists and forms guidance that serve the larger Jacksonville area.

Once a judge signs the order, the Nassau County Sheriff's Office serves the respondent. It costs the petitioner nothing. The clerk pays for the service directly.

Micah's Place identifies itself as Nassau County's only certified center, so there's no second local shelter to search for. Its call-or-text hotline is the single point of contact for county-specific domestic violence services.

Nassau County stretches from the historic port town of Fernandina Beach inland to Yulee and Callahan. The Clerk's full-service office in Yulee handles most court business even though Yulee isn't the county's oldest or best-known town.

Nassau and neighboring Duval County share the same Fourth Judicial Circuit self-help resources. Their domestic violence centers are separate, though: Nassau's Micah's Place is not connected to Duval's Hubbard House.

Micah's Place offers more than crisis-line support. It also provides shelter and ongoing advocacy for survivors, a fuller range of help than the hotline number alone suggests, available specifically to Nassau County residents.

Bring photo identification and any prior police reports related to the incident when filing at the Yulee office. These documents often speed up intake.

Official injunction resources in Nassau County, FL

Nassau County Clerk of Court - Yulee Office (full service) handles restraining-orders filings, located at 76347 Veterans Way, Yulee 32097.

The filing fee is $0. E-filing is available through https://www.myflcourtaccess.com. Statewide e-filing portal applies, though most injunction petitioners in Nassau County file in person at the Yulee full-service office for same-day review.

Fourth Judicial Circuit Family Court Services Self-Help (https://www.jud4.org/family-court-services/self-help) can help with procedure and paperwork. Serves Clay, Duval, and Nassau Counties together, offering family law checklists, forms, FAQs, and referral to Florida Courts Help resources.

• Fourth Judicial Circuit - Family Court Services Self-Help
• Fla. Stat. 741.30 - Domestic Violence Injunction
• Form 12.980(n) - Petition for Injunction Against Dating Violence
• Micah's Place

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

Nassau County, FL Injunction for Protection FAQs