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Upon a properly filed petition, the court will usually issue the ?Rule to Show Cause? commanding the defaulting party to appear at a scheduled court hearing and demonstrate why he or she should not adjudged to be in contempt and then compelled to comply to take or not take certain action.

A hearing shall be held by the court, as provided herein, and the court shall rule on any such motions not later than forty-five days after the date of judgment, not including the date of entry of such judgment.

Five days' notice is required to the opposing party and the court. Motions may be typed by either party, may be filed on the General Notice and Motion Form or may be filed on one of the appropriate forms provided by the Supreme Court of Virginia (located here).

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.

Motions may be filed for the same purposes recognized by the courts of record in the Commonwealth. Unless otherwise ordered by the commission, any response to a motion must be filed within 14 days of the filing of the motion, and any reply by the moving party must be filed within 10 days of the filing of the response.

This form is used as a report of divorce or annulment for the Department of Health-Division of Vital Records in Richmond, Virginia. The information contained in this form is used for statistical purposes by the State. No Final Order of Divorce will be entered by the Court without a completed VS-4 form.