PFA General Hours of Operation

8:00am ‑ 4:00pm, Monday ‑ Friday.

Filing hours are 8:00 am - 12:15 pm, Monday - Friday

Clients arriving after 12:15 pm will be referred to their Magisterial District judge. To find your MDJ click here

The Protection form Abuse Office (PFA) is closed on major holidays (New Years Day, Martin Luther King Day, President's Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day) and/or by the direction of the President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas.

Petitions are presented to the judge twice daily:

• In order to attend the 10:30 am hearing, you need to be at the PFA Office with your data sheet completed no later than 9:30am.
• In order to attend the 1:30 pm hearing, you need to be at the PFA Office with your data sheet completed no later than 12:15pm.

PFA Contact Information

General Questions

Phone: (610) 782‑3390

Fax: (610) 782‑3866

Email: Protection From Abuse Office Email

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PFA Location & Mailing Address

Lehigh County Protection from Abuse
Lehigh County Courthouse
3rd Floor Room 325
455 West Hamilton Street
Allentown, PA 18101

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