Injunction for Protection (Restraining Order) in Volusia 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.

The Volusia County Clerk offers something most Florida counties don't: its own online tool that lets self-represented parties prepare and e-file domestic violence injunction forms, in addition to the statewide portal. You can still file in person at the Volusia County Courthouse, 101 N. Alabama Avenue in DeLand, or at the Daytona Beach branch, 125 E. Orange Ave.

None of the five injunction types has a filing fee: domestic violence, repeat violence, dating violence, sexual violence, or stalking. Compare that to Volusia County's $408 dissolution filing fee ($411.50 for a simplified dissolution).

A judge can sign a temporary injunction the same day, without notifying the respondent first, if the petition shows immediate and present danger. The order lasts up to 15 days, and Florida 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 Volusia 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 Volusia County, FL

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

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

Local notes for Volusia County, FL

The Volusia County Clerk's Family Law Division staffs two locations, DeLand and Daytona Beach, both open Monday through Friday, 8am to 4pm. You can pick whichever is closer instead of driving across the county.

Once a judge signs the order, the Volusia County Sheriff's Office serves the respondent. This costs the petitioner nothing; the clerk pays for the service directly.

clerk.org's site doesn't name a specific certified domestic violence center for Volusia County. Call the statewide hotline, 1-800-500-1119, for the most direct route to current local shelter and advocacy services from either DeLand or Daytona Beach.

Volusia County stretches from Deltona and Daytona Beach down to DeLand. That size is part of why the Clerk maintains two staffed Family Law Division locations instead of one, giving petitioners on either side of the county a shorter drive.

A petitioner moving between Volusia and its Seventh Circuit neighbors, Flagler, Putnam, and St. Johns, will find the same statewide injunction rules apply throughout. Volusia's online injunction-filing tool, though, isn't something every neighboring county offers.

For general background on the injunction process before visiting either Volusia courthouse location, DeLand or Daytona Beach, check Florida Courts Help, a statewide resource separate from clerk.org's own online tools.

Official injunction resources in Volusia County, FL

Volusia County Courthouse handles restraining-orders filings, located at 101 N. Alabama Avenue, DeLand 32724. Phone: (386) 736-5908. Volusia County Clerk - Daytona Beach Branch at 125 E. Orange Ave handles Family Law Division services, phone (386) 257-6083, for residents nearer the coast.

The filing fee is $0. E-filing is available through https://www.myflcourtaccess.com. Beyond the statewide portal, clerk.org separately offers its own online tool letting self-represented parties prepare and e-file domestic violence injunction forms directly, a step not every Florida county clerk offers.

Volusia County Clerk Family Law (https://www.clerk.org/family-law.aspx) can help with procedure and paperwork. Provides Supreme Court-approved forms and directs self-represented litigants to Florida Courts Help for procedural guidance. Family Law Division reachable Mon-Fri 8am-4pm at the DeLand courthouse (386-736-5908) and Daytona Beach branch (386-257-6083).

• Volusia County Clerk - Family Law
• Fla. Stat. 741.30 - Domestic Violence Injunction
• Form 12.980(q) - Petition for Injunction Against Sexual Violence
• Florida Courts E-Filing Portal

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

Volusia County, FL Injunction for Protection FAQs