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This section tells you what forms you must fill out to get a temporary restraining order (or "TRO").
1. For a restraining order, you need to fill out:
2. If you have children with the person you want protection from, you also need to fill out:
- Child Custody, Visitation, and Support Request (form DV-105), and
- Child Custody and Visitation Order (form DV-140).
3. If you want child support, you also need to fill out:
*Read Which Financial Form-FL-155 or FL-150? (form DV-570) to find out which form is right for you.
4. If you are the spouse or domestic partner of the person you want protection from, and you want to request spousal, partner, or family support, you will need to fill out:
- Income and Expense Declaration (form FL-150), and
- Spousal, Partner, or Family Support Order Attachment (Family Law) (form FL-343)
5. Ask the court clerk if your county has special forms or rules. Fill out the forms. Then take them back to the court clerk.
6. Other forms you will need (don't fill them out now):
7. To listen to information on the forms you need, click here  .
8. Need help?
Click here link to for help finding Free & Low-Cost Legal Help.
Or call the National Domestic Violence Hotline:
1-800-799-7233
TDD: 1-800-787-3224 It's free and private.
They can help you in more than 100 languages.
9. I Filled Out the Forms-What Now?
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