This Order must be filed in the clerk's office at least 10 days before the court date and a copy delivered to Police Liaison. Discovery is a pre-trial procedure for obtaining information and evidence in a lawsuit.Virginia family law cases feature several forms of discovery. (g) Signing of Discovery Requests, Responses, and Objections. The discovery chart shall include the following: a) the discovery question or request, b) the answer or objection, and c) the alleged deficiency. This Motion must be filed in a reasonable period to allow the necessary amount of time to fulfill such request prior to the next scheduled Court hearing date. A plaintiff may issue a discovery request when trying to form a case against an opponent. Discovery is the formal process of exchanging information between parties about the witnesses and evidence they'll present at trial.