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If you can't afford the fees, you can request a waiver by filing a "Petition for Proceeding in a No-Fault Divorce Without Payment of Fees or Costs." Beyond the filing fees, your costs will depend on whether you get a "pure" do-it-yourself divorce or you need some help with the process.

How to Qualify for an Uncontested Divorce in Virginia. If you want to file for an uncontested divorce in Virginia, you must meet three basic requirements: state residency, agreement on the reason for your divorce, and agreement on the issues in your case.

The basic form that you'll need to prepare will be the divorce complaint, which tells the court what you're requesting in your divorce. When filing for an uncontested divorce, you will also include your settlement agreement and a proposed final divorce decree that matches the provisions in your agreement.

There is a mandatory court filing fee for all divorces that is charged at the time the Complaint is filed. In the state of Virginia, the filing fee is about $80-90, depending on the county.

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.

An uncontested divorce is the fastest and easiest way to get a divorce in Virginia, and it's also the most affordable. The grounds for an uncontested divorce are that the parties have lived separate and apart for six (6) months, or one (1) year.