General Forms ; GF-2. Summons. Step 1: Go to court to file the petition.A court can provide a petitioner a full stay away order mandating that the respondent (like a criminal defendant) can't have any contact with him or her. Start here for information and guidance to help you choose and fill out the right court forms. This form is fillable. It must be opened in Adobe Acrobat in order for all the date functions to work properly. This court orders purpose is to help thwart continued harassment, domestic violence, assault, or stalking from occurring, is called an Order of Protection. The petition that you file for an order of protection is called a "family offense petition. " Carefully fill out the petition. This court orders purpose is to help thwart continued harassment, domestic violence, assault, or stalking from occurring, is called an Order of Protection.