Domestic Violence Unit
Hours of Operation
Mondays-Fridays: 8:30a.m.-5:00p.m.
(Hearings on Temporary Protection Order Requests, 9:00 a.m.-
4:00 p.m.)
Location
Moultrie Courthouse
500 Indiana Avenue, N.W., Room 4242
Washington, D.C. 20001
Main Contact
Phone: (202) 879-0157
Blanche Watson, Acting Division Director
Jose Lopez, Presiding Judge
Alternate Location for Obtaining TPOs
Greater Southeast Hospital
1328 Southern Avenue, S.E., Room 311
Washington, D.C. 20032
Phone: (202) 561-3000
Hours of Operation: Mondays-Fridays: 8:30a.m.-4:00p.m.
The Domestic Violence Unit hears cases in which parties request protection orders against persons related by blood, legal custody, marriage, having a child in common, sharing of the same residence (currently or in the past), having a romantic dating relationship (currently or in the past), parties with a partner in common (currently or in the past), or parties who claim they have been stalked. Judges in
the Domestic Violence Unit also hear cases alleging violations
of protection orders and all misdemeanor criminal cases involving
an 'intrafamily offense.' When appropriate, judges
in the Domestic Violence Unit also adjudicate related divorce,
custody, visitation, paternity and support cases involving
the same parties, as well as certain related civil actions.
Those seeking protection orders should go to one of the two
Domestic Violence Intake Centers
that the Court hosts.
Filings and Fees -- Petitions,
service of process, motions, etc. filed in the Unit are free
of charge.
Domestic Violence Unit Rules [272k]
2007 Domestic Violence Statistical Summary [11k]
Child Support Guideline Calculator
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