Add Required Fields To Legal Virginia Civil Actions Forms For Free

If you can't afford the filing fee, you can ask the court for a ?fee waiver? in order to file for free. With a fee waiver, you also won't pay for certified copies, sheriff's service of process fees, court reporter fees, or most other costs related to starting a case.

Virginia civil procedure is the body of law that sets out the rules and standards that Virginia courts follow when adjudicating civil lawsuits (as opposed to procedures in criminal law matters). Professor W. Hamilton Bryson is the preeminent master and legal scholar on Virginia Civil Procedure.

If your lawsuit is for more than $200, the filing fee is $26, plus $12 for each person or business you are suing. If your lawsuit is for $200 or less, the filing fee is $21, plus $12 for each person or business you are suing. If you win, the judgment will include your filing and service fees.

The ?Petition for Proceeding in Civil Case Without Payment of Fees or Costs? is a form that allows a person who has little income (or who has very high expenses) to ask a Virginia court to ?waive? (which means ?not require?) the fees associated with civil court actions.

If you wish to start a civil action in federal court, but do not have an attorney to represent you, you may bring your case on your own. Bringing a case on your own is called proceeding "pro se". The Western District of Virginia has prepared a Pro Se Handbook specifically for the pro se litigant.

What to Do If You Cannot Afford Fees. If you are low income, you can use this form to ask the court for a fee waiver so you don't have to pay a filing fee . This request must be approved by the judge. Ask your local court about its procedures for processing this form.