Assistance with Protective Orders

I-CAN!^TM Virginia’s Online Forms Completion System for Protective Orders
I-CAN! Virginia is a free online program that provides assistance with the preparation of court forms required to file for a protective order.

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I-CAN! Virginia Resources

• Frequently Asked Questions
  Answers to questions such as "What is I-CAN! Virginia?" and "How does it work?"

General District Court
Virginia's limited jurisdiction trial court that handles protective orders that do not involve family and household members or juveniles.

• General information such as address, contact information and hours of operation:

Select General District Court Accomack Albemarle Alexandria Alleghany Amelia Amherst Appomattox Arlington Augusta Bath Bedford Bland Botetourt Bristol Brunswick Buchanan Buckingham Buena Vista Campbell Caroline Carroll Charles City Charlotte Charlottesville Chesapeake Chesterfield Clarke Colonial Heights Craig Culpeper Cumberland Danville Dickenson Dinwiddie Emporia Essex Fairfax City Fairfax County Falls Church Fauquier Floyd Fluvanna Franklin City Franklin County Frederick/Winchester Fredericksburg Galax Giles Gloucester Goochland Grayson Greene Greensville Halifax Hampton Hanover Harrisonburg/Rockingham Henrico Henry Highland Hopewell Isle of Wight King George King William King and Queen Lancaster Lee Lexington/Rockbridge Loudoun Louisa Lunenburg Lynchburg Madison Martinsville Mathews Mecklenburg Middlesex Montgomery Nelson New Kent Newport News-Civil Newport News-Criminal Newport News-Traffic Norfolk Northampton Northumberland Nottoway Orange Page Patrick Petersburg Pittsylvania Portsmouth Powhatan Prince Edward Prince George Prince William Pulaski Radford Rappahannock Richmond County Richmond Manchester Richmond-Civil Richmond-Criminal Richmond-Traffic Roanoke City Roanoke County Russell Salem Scott Shenandoah Smyth Southampton Spotsylvania Stafford Staunton Suffolk Surry Sussex Tazewell Virginia Beach Warren Washington Waynesboro Westmoreland Williamsburg/James City County Winchester/Frederick Wise/Norton Wythe York

Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court
Virginia's limited jurisdiction trial court that handles protective orders involving family or household members and juveniles.

• General information such as address, contact information and hours of operation: Select Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Accomack Albemarle Alexandria Alleghany Amelia Amherst Appomattox Arlington Augusta Bath Bedford Bland Botetourt Bristol Brunswick Buchanan Buckingham Buena Vista Campbell Caroline Carroll Charles City Charlotte Charlottesville Chesapeake Chesterfield Clarke Colonial Heights Craig Culpeper Cumberland Danville Dickenson Dinwiddie Emporia Essex Fairfax County Falls Church Fauquier Floyd Fluvanna Franklin City Franklin County Frederick/Winchester Fredericksburg Galax Giles Gloucester Goochland Grayson Greene Greensville Halifax Hampton Hanover Harrisonburg/Rockingham Henrico Henry Highland Hopewell Isle of Wight King George King William King and Queen Lancaster Lee Lexington/Rockbridge Loudoun Louisa Lunenburg Lynchburg Madison Martinsville Mathews Mecklenburg Middlesex Montgomery Nelson New Kent Newport News Norfolk Northampton Northumberland Nottoway Orange Page Patrick Petersburg Pittsylvania Portsmouth Powhatan Prince Edward Prince George Prince William Pulaski Radford Rappahannock Richmond Richmond County Roanoke City Roanoke County Russell Salem Scott Shenandoah Smyth Southampton Spotsylvania Stafford Staunton Suffolk Surry Sussex Tazewell Virginia Beach Warren Washington Waynesboro Westmoreland Williamsburg/James City County Winchester/Frederick Wise Wythe York
• Court-Specific Information for Filing Family Abuse Protective Order Petitions:
  Please select from list below Accomack Alexandria Arlington Bedford Chesapeake Chesterfield Fairfax Goochland Henrico King George Loudoun Northampton Pulaski Prince William Richmond City Roanoke County
  Note: More courts will be added as their information becomes available