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This page is for Broward County matters involving a domestic violence injunction, a related criminal accusation, or an alleged violation of an order. Its purpose is narrower than a sales page: explain the local filing path, make the civil-versus-criminal distinction clear, and help a person identify the court paper that needs attention first. In Fort Lauderdale, the Broward Clerk accepts domestic-violence petitions by eFiling or in person and routes the decision on a petition the same day. The Seventeenth Judicial Circuit is Broward County’s circuit court. Those practical facts affect what happens next. This is general information, not advice for a particular situation. No firm, lawyer, outcome, fee, or case history is claimed here.