Package 1
Request for Domestic Violence Restraining Order
This package is for individuals seeking legal protection from domestic violence, abuse, threats, or stalking in California.
This package walks you through the process of requesting a Domestic Violence Restraining Order (DVRO) in California. You’ll get step-by-step guidance to complete the required court forms and understand the legal procedures involved.
Designed by attorneys and certified domestic violence counselors, this package supports survivors seeking protection from an abusive partner (past or present), immediate family member, or cohabitant—while helping you prepare for your upcoming court hearing.
Coming Fall 2025
What You Receive
Step-by-step digital interviews: complete your CA judicial council forms (just like popular DIY tax-preparation software)
Court forms and documents generated with your answers to straightforward questions
Filing and service instructions so you know exactly what to do after completing your paperwork
Package 1 is designed for:
Parties Seeking Protection
WITH
NO Active DVRO
What’s Included in Package 1?
Introductory Information
Begin the legal process with UDIL with an overview of the Request for DVRO process.
Demo Interview
Interview 1.0: Roadmap & Safety Planning
Court Form Population
Complete guided interviews and download court forms customized with your answers to questions about your case and situation.
Interview 2.0: Case information
Interview 3.0: Request for DVRO
Interview 3.1: Financial Information for Support Orders* (Optional)
Interview 3.2: Child Custody and Visitation Orders* (Optional)
Interview 3.3: Request to Keep Minor’s Information Confidential* (Optional)
Procedural Instructions & Next Steps
Get step-by step instructions for filing (submitting your court forms) and service (providing notice), as well as hearing preparation tips.
Interview 4.0: Next Steps
Interview 4.1: Request to Reschedule Hearing
Interview 5.0: Restraining Order After Hearing
U Do It Legal does not currently offer court filing or service of process services.
However, under California law, parties seeking a Domestic Violence Restraining Order (DVRO) are not required to pay court filing fees, and the sheriff’s office will serve DVRO paperwork for free. This is a legal protection in place to ensure that survivors of abuse are not burdened with costs when seeking protection through the courts.
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Optional, one time form reviews with licensed attorneys from our sister law firm (flat-rate pricing, no representation)
Form Reviews (Coming Soon)
How do I purchase a legal service package ?
Complete our ‘Eligibility Quiz’ (Coming soon)
Create a U Do It Legal account
Complete our ‘Package Sorting Quiz’ on your member homepage
Purchase the appropriate Package
Your member homepage will auto-update with your package’s guided interviews!
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Unlike a court self-help center or law firm, U Do It Legal does not have the triage capacity to sit down with each of our potential customers in a virtual or in-person consultation to determine their eligibility for our services.
That said, it is our ethical responsibility as a legal service provider to determine prospective clients’ general eligibility for the services they intend to purchase, before they make the purchase.
This is why we designed our web app so that users must first take a short (less than 1-minute) ‘Eligibility Quiz.’ Once you have cleared the initial eligibility check, our software assesses a few of your case's circumstances to ensure you're then routed to the UDIL package that best fits your legal needs.
