Resources and Links
Adoption
Virginia Department of Social Services
Commonly Used Pleadings
Affidavit for Default Judgment Under Servicemember Civil Relief Act form (.pdf)
Affidavit for Default Judgment Under Servicemember Civil Relief Act instructions (.pdf)
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court FORMS
Motion to Amend/Review Order (.pdf)
Motion for Show Cause Summons (.pdf)
Petition for Support (.pdf)
Support Order (.pdf)
Child Support Guidelines Exception Supplement to Order for Support (.pdf)
Divorce
Children and Divorce -- Pamphlet published by the Virginia State Bar Family Law Section
Children and Divorce (.pdf) (spanish version) -- Pamphlet published by the Virginia State Bar Family Law Section
Divorce in Virginia -- Pamphlet published by the Virginia State Bar Family Law Section
Financial Issues in Divorce - published by the Virginia State Bar Family Law Section
Spare the Child (.pdf) -- Prepared by a subcommittee of the VSB Family Law Section, suggests ways parents can "spare the child" from being harmed by parental conflict.
Domestic Violence
2012 District Court Judges' Bench Book (.pdf)
Domestic Relations pamphlet -- Metropolitan Richmond Women’s Bar Association has published this pamphlet to help you understand the general legal circumstances that you may face in resolving domestic relations problems under Virginia law.
What You Need to Know About Protective Orders (.pdf)
Request for Confidentiality - Civil (.pdf)
Request for Confidentiality - Civil - Using this Form (.pdf)
Non-Disclosure Addendum - Using this Revisable PDF Form (.pdf)
Non-Disclosure Addendum (.pdf)
Protective Orders in Cases of Family Abuse (.pdf)
Family Abuse Statutes (.doc)
I-CAN! Virginia - an online forms completion program for protective orders in Virginia, is a free internet-based service and convenient tool that will produce the forms necessary to petition for a protective order in either Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court of General District Court.
Juvenile Civil Procedures (.pdf) - Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court Manual
Guardianship and Conservatorship
The Fourth Edition of The Virginia Handbook for Guardians and Conservators: A Practical Guide for Court-Appointed Guardians and Conservators of Adults is now available. The handbook is over 100 pages of useful information for all those who are serving as guardians or conservators. This handbook is produced by the Virginia Guardianship Association with the intent to provide information to enhance the quality of guardianship services available in Virginia. To order the handbook, see the Virginia Guardianship Association's website.
Marriage
Marriage in Virginia -- Pamphlet published by the Virginia State Bar Family Law Section
Parenting and Child Care
Minors, Alcohol and Virginia Law -- Published by the Virginia State Bar
Putting Kids First - A parenting class that meets court ordered divorce requirements.
The Working Parents Handbook: A Guide to the Legal and practical Aspects of Child Care in Virginia, published by the Virginia Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division.
Senior Citizens Rights
Senior Citizens Handbook: Laws and Programs Affecting Senior Citizens in Virginia — VSB Publication
Additional Links
Parental Education Classes under the statute
Performance Standards for Guardian Ad Litem (children) (.pdf)
Directory of Guardian Ad Litem For Children