Jurisdiction: Towns of Ossipee, Tamworth, Freedom, Effingham, Wakefield, Wolfeboro, Brookfield, Tuftonboro, Moultonboro, and Sandwich.
Courthouse Locations
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Below is a list of courthouses where you can file for a protection order. (If you want to file for custody, divorce, or anything else, you may want to call the courthouse to make sure that the court we have listed is the proper courthouse.) At the courthouse, the clerk will provide you with the forms that you need to file. If you need assistance filling out the forms, the clerk may be able to give basic instructions, but the clerk usually cannot help you decide what information to write or give you any sort of advice. You will also find links to online forms at our NH Download Court Forms page. For further help, you may want to reach out to a local domestic violence program or a legal services organization. You can find links to both types of organizations on our NH Places that Help page.
Carroll
Ossipee District Court
Colebrook district court
NH Resource
Jurisdiction: Towns of Colebrook, Pittsburg, Clarksville, Wentworth’s Location, Errol, Millsfield, Columbia, Stewartstown, and Stratford and the unincorporated places of Dix’s Grant, Atkinson & Gilmanton Academy Grant, Second College Grant, Dixville, Erving’s Location, and Odell. Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am to noon, 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Concord district court
NH Resource
Jurisdiction: City of Concord, and the towns of Loudon, Canterbury, Dunbarton, Bow, Hopkinton, Pittsfield, Chichester, and Epsom. Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am to noon, 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Coös
NH Resource
Jurisdiction: Towns of Berlin, Dummer, and Milan, the unincorporated places of Cambridge and Success, Gorham, Shelburne, Randolph, and the unincorporated places of Bean’s Purchase, Martin’s Location, Green’s Grant, Pinkham’s Grant, Sargent’s Purchase, Low & Burbank’s Grant, and Thompson & Meserve Purchase. Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm
Derry district court
NH Resource
Jurisdiction: Towns of Derry, Auburn, Candia, Chester, Londonderry, and Sandown. Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm
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Conway District Court
Mailing Address is: Box 940 Conway, NH 03818-0940 Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm Jurisdiction: Towns of Conway, Bartlett, Jackson, Eaton, Chatham, Hart’s Location, Albany, Madison and the unincorporated places of Hale’s Location, Cutt’s Grant, Hadley’s Purchase, and those portions of the towns of Waterville and Livermore within the watershed of the Saco River and its tributaries.
Dover district court
NH Resource
Jurisdiction: Cities of Dover and Somersworth, and towns of Durham, Rollinsford, Lee, and Madbury. Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm
Franklin district court
NH Resource
Jurisdiction: City of Franklin and the towns of Northfield, Danbury, Andover, Boscawen, Salisbury, Hill, Webster, Sanbornton, Tilton, Lochmere & Winnisquam. Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm
Goffstown district court
NH Resource
Jurisdiction: Towns of Goffstown, Weare, New Boston, and Francestown. Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm
Haverhill district court
NH Resource
Jurisdiction: Towns of Haverhill, Bath, Landaff, Benton, Piermont, and Warren. Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm
Henniker district court
NH Resource
Jurisdiction: Antrim, Bennington, Bradford, Deering, Henniker, Hillsborough, Sutton, Warner, Windsor. Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm
Hooksett district court
NH Resource
Jurisdiction: Towns of Allenstown, Pembroke, and Hooksett. Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm
Jaffrey/Peterborough District Court
NH Resource
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm Jurisdiction: Towns of Peterborough, Hancock, Greenville, Greenfield, New Ipswich, Temple, Sharon, Jaffrey, Dublin, Fitzwilliam, and Rindge.
Keene district court
NH Resource
Jurisdiction: Nelson, Roxbury, Marlow, Swanzey, Marlborough, Winchester, Richmond, Hinsdale, Harrisville, Walpole, Alstead, Chesterfield, Keene, Stoddard, Westmoreland, Surry, Gilsum, Sullivan, Troy. Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm
Laconia district court
NH Resource
Jurisdiction: City of Laconia and the towns of Meredith, New Hampton, Gilford, Belmont, Alton, Gilmanton, Center Harbor, and Barnstead. Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm
Lancaster district court
NH Resource
Jurisdiction: Towns of Lancaster, Stark, Northumberland, Carroll, Whitefield, Dalton, and Jefferson, and the unincorporated places of Kilkenny, Bean’s Grant, Chandler’s Purchase, and Crawford’s Purchase. Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm
Lebanon district court
NH Resource
Jurisdiction: Towns of Lebanon, Enfield, Canaan, Grafton, Orange, Hanover, Orford, and Lyme. Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm
Littleton district court
NH Resource
Jurisdiction: Towns of Littleton, Monroe, Lyman, Lisbon, Franconia, Bethlehem, Sugar Hill, and Easton.
Manchester district court
NH Resource
Jurisdiction: City of Manchester, (marital case jurisdiction: towns of Amherst, Lyndeborough, Manchester, Peterborough, Hancock, Greenfield and Mount Vernon). Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm
Merrimack district court
Town Hall Building
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm Jurisdiction: Towns of Merrimack , Litchfield, and Bedford. Effective December 10, 2010, and until additional family division sites are made operational, jurisdiction will also include divorce, parenting and child support related matters arising in the city of Nashua and the towns of Brookline, Greenville, Hollis, Hudson, Mason, Milford, New Ipswich, Sharon, Temple and Wilton which would have been heard in the Hillsborough County Superior Court, Southern District marital department.
Milford district court
NH Resource
Jurisdiction: Towns of Milford, Brookline, Amherst, Mason, Wilton, Lyndeborough, and Mont Vernon. Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm
Nashua district court
NH Resource
Jurisdiction: City of Nashua and the towns of Hudson and Hollis. Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm
Newport district court
NH Resource
Jurisdiction: Towns of Croydon, Grantham, Goshen, Lempster, Newbury, Newport, New London, Springfield, Sunapee, Washington, and Wilmot. Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm
Plaistow district court
NH Resource
Jurisdiction: Towns of Plaistow, Hampstead, Kingston, Newton, Atkinson, and Danville. Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm
Plymouth district court
NH Resource
Jurisdiction: Towns of Plymouth, Bristol, Dorchester, Groton, Wentworth, Rumney, Ellsworth, Thornton, Campton, Ashland, Hebron, Holderness, Bridgewater, Alexandria, Lincoln, Woodstock and those portions of the towns of Livermore and Waterville not within the watershed of the Saco River and its tributaries. Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm
Portsmouth district court
NH Resource
Jurisdiction: City of Portsmouth and the towns of Greenland, Hampton, Hampton Falls, New Castle, Newington, North Hampton, Portsmouth, Rye, Seabrook, South Hampton, Newfields, Newmarket and Stratham. Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm
Rochester district court
NH Resource
Jurisdiction: City of Rochester and the towns of Barrington, Milton, New Durham, Farmington, Strafford, and Middleton. Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm
Rockingham
Brentwood Family Division
Jurisdiction: Towns of Atkinson, Brentwood, Danville, East Kingston, Epping, Exeter, Fremont, Hampstead, Kensington, Kingston, Newton, Plaistow, Deerfield, Northwood, Nottingham, Raymond and Exeter. Mailing Address: PO Box 1208, Kingston, NH 03848-9998
Salem district court
NH Resource
Jurisdiction: Towns of Salem, Windham, and Pelham. Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm
Sullivan
NH Resource
Jurisdiction: City of Claremont and the towns of Cornish, Unity, Charlestown, Acworth, Langdon, and Plainfield. Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm