Domestic Violence Protective/restraining Orders | Kenton County Circuit Court
Issues legal orders that protect individuals from abuse or threats of abuse from a current or former spouse, romantic partner, person they have a child with, person they live with, or person they are related to through blood or marriage.
Data provided by
211 UWGC
Physical Address
230 Madison Avenue, Covington, KY 41011
Hours
Notes: Protective orders can be obtained 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Application process
To request a protective order during business hours, individuals should visit the Office of the Circuit Court Clerk in their county of residence. For assistance in obtaining protective orders after business hours, individuals should contact their local law enforcement entity.
Fee
None.
Eligibility
To be eligible to obtain a Domestic Violence Order (DVO) or Interpersonal Protective Order (IPO), the person alleged to have committed the abuse must have either: -physically injured/assaulted, strangled, sexually abused/assaulted, or stalked the requester or a child -threatened to physically injure or assault the requester or a child -done something to place the requester or a child in fear of imminent physical injury, serious physical injury, sexual abuse, strangulation, or assault -abused a household pet as a method to coerce, control, punish, intimidate, or take revenge against the requester or a child -done something to place the requester or a child in fear of imminent abuse of a household pet as a method to coerce, control, punish, intimidate, or take revenge against the requester or a child
Service area
Kenton County, Kentucky
Agency info
Kenton County Circuit Court
Highest trial court of original jurisdiction for the 16th judicial circuit.