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Court Services

Navigating the court system can be intimidating and complex. You don't have to figure it out alone. FavorHouse advocates are standing by at DV Court every week to provide resources, referrals, and support to victims of domestic violence. No one in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties has to face their abuser without a knowledgable advocate at their side.

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If you are experiencing threat, violence, harrassment, or if you feel you are in immediate danger from your partner- you may consider obtaining an injunction for protection, also known as a restraining order.

Seperate from other services, FavorHouse has Florida Bar-licensed Injunction for Protection Project (IFP) attorneys providing free legal advice and representation to petitioners in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. The IFP Project attorneys meet with survivors to assist them in determining whether filing a Petition for Injunction for Protection is appropriate.  The IFP Project Attorney assists survivors in completing and filing the initial petitions, and provides representation at: 

  • IFP hearings

  • Hearings to defend against dissolving or terminating injunctions

  • Hearings to request an extension or modification of the injunctions  

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The IFP Project Attorneys also make referrals to other organizations for services not available through the IFP Project.  

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All FavorHouse services are free and confidential. Learn more about legal resources and Injuctions for Protection below. Contact a FavorHouse IFP attorney to see if obtaining an IFP is appropriate for your situation.

Escambia County
Lori Prettyman
(850) 982-0719
2001 W. Blount St.
Pensacola, FL 32501

Santa Rosa County
Lindsay McDonald
(850) 982-0108
6480 Caroline St. Ste. B
Milton, FL 32570

Learn more about domestic violence injunctions by visiting the Escambia County Clerk of Court website.

For purposes of obtaining an injunction, Florida law protects victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Violence, and Stalking.

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Domestic Violence: Includes any assault, battery, sexual assault, sexual battery, stalking, kidnapping or any other crime resulting in a physical injury caused by a spouse, former spouse, person related by blood or marriage, person you are living together with as a family or have lived with as a family, or person with whom you have a child in common.

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Dating Violence: Violence between individuals who have or have had a continuing and significant relationship of a romantic or intimate nature. The relationship must have existed within the past six months.

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Sexual Violence: Includes any one incident of sexual battery, a lewd or lascivious act committed on or in the presence of a person under 16 years of age, luring or enticing a child, or any other forcible felony where a sexual act is committed or attempted.

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Stalking: The repeated following, harassment, or cyberstalking of one person by another. Cyberstalk means to engage in a course of conduct to communicate, or to cause to be communicated words, images, or language by or through the use of electronic mail or electronic communication, directed at a specific person and causing substantial emotional distress to that person and serving no legitimate purpose.

FavorHouse advocates assist dv survivors in applying for Victim's Compensation Relocation Assistance. Contact a FavorHouse Couseling & Outreach Center and speak with an advocate to see if you are eligible.

Escambia County:

(850) 434-1177

2001 W. Blount St.

Pensacola, FL  32501

Santa Rosa County:

(850) 626-5600

6480 Caroline St. Suite B

Milton, FL  32570

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This project was supported by Award No. VOCA-C-2023-FavorHouse of Northwest Florida-00029 awarded by the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs. Sponsored by FavorHouse of Northwest Florida and the state of Florida.

In accordance with federal law and U.S. Department of Justice policy, this organization is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, or disability. To file a complaint of discrimination, write the Department of Legal Affairs, Federal Discrimination Complaint Coordinator, PL-01, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida, 32399-1050, or call 850-414-3300, or write Office for Civil Rights, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, 810 7th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20531 or call 202-307-0690 (Voice) or 202- 307-2027 (TDD/TTY) or https://ojp.gov/about/ocr/complaint.htm. Individuals who are hearing impaired or have speech disabilities may also contact OCR through the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339 (TTY), 877-877-8982 (Speech), or 800-845-6136 (Spanish).

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