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Legal Advice
If you wish to hire your own attorney or obtain legal advice but do not know an attorney, you can obtain the name and telephone number of a local attorney from the Virginia State Bar Lawyer Referral Service by calling the following Toll-Free number: 800-552-7977. Court employees will try to assist you, but they are not attorneys and cannot give legal advice.
Other Trial Courts
Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court handles criminal and traffic violations by juveniles and serious internal family relations problems. Other sections of the court enforce the judges' orders including probation and child support, and assist in finding temporary homes for children under court supervision.
Circuit Court has exclusive jurisdiction over criminal felonies and civil cases involving more than $10,000, shares jurisdiction with the General District Court in civil cases involving between $1,000 and $10,000 and hears civil, criminal, and traffic cases appealed from lower courts.
General Information For Individuals With Disabilities
The Court System has adopted a policy of nondiscrimination in both employment and in access to its facilities, services, programs, and activities. Individuals with disabilities who need accommodation in order to have access to court facilities or to participate in court system functions are invited to request assistance from court system staff. Individuals with disabilities (not employed by the court system) who believe they have been discriminated against in either employment or in access may file a grievance through local court system officials. Those who need printed material published by the court system in another format or who have general questions about the court system's nondiscrimination policies and procedures may contact the Office of the Executive Secretary, Supreme Court of Virginia. 100 North Ninth Street, Third Floor, Richmond, Virginia 23219. The telephone number is (804)786-6455; communication through a telecommunication device (TDD) is also available at this number.
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