Restraining order paperwork, made clear.
A calm, step-by-step way to put your own information into the California court forms used to ask for a domestic violence restraining order — ready to file at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse. There is no filing fee for a domestic violence restraining order.
A packet is four forms and dozens of boxes.
Your part is three steps.
The complexity is real — it just isn't yours to carry. Here is the whole of what you do:
- Talk
Plain-language questions, private chat, your pace.
- Review
You confirm or fix every answer before it goes anywhere.
- Print
A court-ready packet, ready to file. No court fee.
We prepare your paperwork.
We never give legal advice.
Your choices stay yours
Every form is described in plain language, and you choose which to use. Nothing here predicts what a court will do or tells you what your facts mean.
Private by construction
Your answers, photos, and forms are locked to your account at the database level — row-level security on every table and every file, from day one.
Reviewed by you, always
Every answer shows where it came from, and nothing prints until you have confirmed it. The review step is required — for everyone, every time.
You always know where you are.
The whole process, start to finish. As you go, your map moves with you — done steps check off, and wherever a real choice exists, you see the options side by side.
Talk
You are hereAnswer plain-language questions in a private chat, at your own pace. Photos of your ID or papers can fill in details so you type less.
Review
Every answer is shown with where it came from. You confirm or fix each one — nothing reaches a form without your review.
Print
Your answers become a printable, court-ready packet: DV-100, DV-109, DV-110, and CLETS-001. There is no court fee for these forms.
File
2 options — you chooseYour packet goes to the court. There are two ways to file — the choice is yours.
File in person at the courthouse
Bring your printed packet to the Stanley Mosk Courthouse clerk. The Self-Help Center can review it first, free.
File electronically through an EFSP
E-filing goes through a court-approved Electronic Filing Service Provider. It is optional — paper filing is always available (LASC General Order 2021-GEN-032-00).
Serve
Someone 18 or older — not you — personally delivers a copy to the other person. The sheriff can do this for free.
Hearing
You go to court on the date written on your DV-109 Notice of Court Hearing, and bring your stamped copies.
Stanley Mosk Courthouse
111 North Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Self-Help Center: Monday–Thursday 8:30am–12:00pm and 1:00pm–4:00pm; Friday 8:30am–12:00pm. Free help for people without lawyers. Staff can review your packet before you file.
There is no filing fee for a domestic violence restraining order.
Two ways to file — you choose
In person at the courthouse — the clerk takes your printed packet, and the Self-Help Center can look it over first.
Electronic filing is optional for people representing themselves — you may always file on paper instead (LASC General Order 2021-GEN-032-00). To e-file, you go through a court-approved Electronic Filing Service Provider (EFSP); you cannot e-file directly with the court. Court-approved e-filing providers
JusticeOS is not a law firm and is not your lawyer. JusticeOS is not a law firm, is not acting as your attorney, and no attorney-client relationship is created by using it. It helps you fill out court forms with your own information — it does not give legal advice, does not choose forms for you, and cannot predict what a court will do. For legal advice, talk to a lawyer or visit the free Self-Help Center at your courthouse.