Getting Help with a Temporary Restraining Order [TRO]
A restraining order is a court order that can help protect a victim from physical, emotional or financial abuse. If can also help protect you from being stalked or harassed. There are two kinds of civil restraining orders, Civil and Domestic Violence. In domestic violence cases, restraining orders are free. There is a fee for other types of Civil Restraining Orders.
Where can I get a TRO? Temporary Restraining Order Workshop Family Relations Courthouse Self Help Computer Room, Room 114
NOTE: Workshop currently held via Zoom. Meeting ID: 160 483 1511 Passcode: 405787 Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8:45 am (Please bring an Interpreter if one is needed)
This workshop helps survivors (both female and male) who do not have an attorney with the process to apply for a Domestic Violence Restraining Order.
What Can I do About Threatening or Annoying Phone Calls?
If you become a victim of annoying phone calls, you should report them to the Police Department. Your phone company may be able to assist in tracking the origin of the calls if they have a police report number. To report annoying phone calls, use our Online Reporting System: https://www.cityofsacramento.org/Police/How-Do-I/File-a-Police-Report
If you become a victim of threatening phone calls, report them to the Police Department by calling (916) 808-5471. Law enforcement takes threatening calls seriously, and so should you, especially if you are in a battering relationship or have been the victim of domestic violence.
Other Legal Services
- The Family Law Facilitators Office Self Help Center 3341 Power Inn Road, Room 113 (Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.)
- The Family Law Facilitators Office provides assistance with obtaining, responding to, modifying, and renewing domestic violence and elder abuse restraining orders, divorce, child custody, visitation, establishing parentage, child and spousal support, preparation of judgments, instructions on follow up steps, referrals to other resources.
- Sacramento Regional Family Justice Center 3701 Power Inn Road, 3rd floor (Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.)
- The Sacramento Regional Family Justice Center provides resources to victims of domestic violence and elder abuse, including safety plans, legal assistance for the preparation of restraining orders, and court accompaniment. Attorneys are available to answer questions after pickup of temporary restraining orders.
- 1-800-VICTIMS: legal assistance in family law matters for victims of domestic violence