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There is no cost to file for a protective order, or to have it served on the abuser. However, if a permanent protective order is entered, the judge may order the abuser (defendant) to pay any filing fees and reasonable costs of service of process. The judge must first determine that the defendant has the ability to pay the plaintiff’s fees and costs.1
1 Iowa Code § 236.3(3)
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