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ShareDomestic Violence
The Domestic Violence Division, located in Room 4510 of the Moultrie Courthouse, handles: Civil Protection Orders, Anti-Stalking Orders, Extreme Risk Protection Orders, and all misdemeanor criminal cases involving an 'intra-family offense.'
To learn more about requesting a Civil Protection Order, an Anti-Stalking Order, or an Extreme Risk Protection Order, click here.
For information regarding the new Intra Family Offenses Act of 2020 and changes to the Division, click here.
FORMS: You can access fillable forms and submit by email to DVD [at] dcsc.gov here. For access to all of the Domestic Violence Division Forms, please click here.
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The public information viewed on the Court Cases Online system reflects the docket entries in civil, criminal, criminal domestic violence and tax cases, probate cases for large estates and small estates, disclaimers of interest, major litigation, wills and foreign estate proceedings.
Contact
Domestic Violence Division
Presiding Judge: Hon. Maribeth Raffinan
Deputy Presiding Judge: Hon. Elizabeth Carroll Wingo
Moultrie Courthouse
500 Indiana Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20001
Hours of Operation
Monday-Friday:
8:30 am to 5:00 pm
(Hearings on Temporary Protection Order Requests, 9:30 am - 4:00 pm)
Telephone Numbers
Rita Blandino, Director
(202) 879-0157
"Open to All, Trusted by All, Justice for All"
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