Domestic Violence Forms
The forms required for Domestic Violence Civil Protection Orders are provided to our Court by the Supreme Court of Ohio. It is required by law that certain documents be filed when petitioning the Court for a Domestic Violence Civil Protection Order. All forms must be completed fully and accurately. Once a document is filed with the Clerk of Court's Office the document cannot be changed.
If you are filing without an attorney, you will only need to prepare the necessary forms and a statement describing the acts of domestic violence for the Court. You may click on the Forms Help button above to complete the forms before you arrive at court, or you will be helped with these forms by court staff when you arrive. The forms you complete using the Forms Help option may be printed at court when you arrive. Go to the DV Help Center located in room 53 on the ground floor of the Cuyahoga County Courthouse, 1 W. Lakeside Ave. Cleveland, OH 44113. Please call our department with any questions or concerns about the process at: 216-443-7940.
Note: If you choose to represent yourself at any point during the process you will be held to the same standards as an attorney and must follow all Civil, Local, and Court rules and procedures. The Court cannot give you legal advice or provide you with an attorney.
If you are an attorney, filing on behalf of a client please bring only the original documents for review, court staff will provide you with necessary copies.
Domestic and Dating Violence Civil Protection Order (CPO) General Information
Ex Parte Initial Filing Required Forms
Domestic Violence
- Case Designation Sheet
- 10.01-D: Petition for Domestic Violence Protection Order
- Parenting Proceeding Statement
- Petitioner's Firearm Statement of Respondent's Possession of Firearm(s), Ammunition, and CCW permits
- Surrender of Firearm(s) Information
- Service Instructions
- Foreign Sheriff Service Instructions
Consent Agreements
Motions
- 10.01-K: Motion to Modify or Terminate Domestic Violence or Dating Violence Civil Protection Order or Consent Agreement
- 10.01-L: Judgment Entry on Motion to Modify or Terminate Civil Protection Order or Consent Agreement
- 10.01-O: Motion for Contempt of a Domestic Violence or Dating Violence Civil Protection Order
- Motion for Continuance
- Motion to Renew Domestic Violence or Dating Violence Civil Protection Order or Consent Agreement
Additional Forms
- 10-E: Wireless Service Transfer Order in Domestic Violence Civil Protection Order (Required ONLY if requesting wireless Service Provider to Separate Accounts, see Petition page 4, #9 (m)
- 10-F: Notice of Receipt (Required ONLY if Respondent is Ordered to Surrender Deadly Weapons, Including Firearms, and Ammunition for Protective Custody to Law Enforcement)
- 10-D: Notice to Respondent or Defendant about Existence of Protection Order