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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.

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.

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.

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.

New Filing and Case information From your VACES Home page, click New Filing to enter case information and upload documents for eFiling. Select Supreme Court of Virginia or Court of Appeals of Virginia. ... In the Case Information section, enter the Record Number. ... Hover over the Information.

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.