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For all other petitions, a responsive pleading must be filed with the clerk of this Court within 21 days after service of the petition or the filing thereof, whichever date is later.

All civil continuance requests must be submitted in writing. The court's Request for Court Action Form is available to use for continuance requests. The continuance date must be an available date provided by the clerk's office. Continuance requests should be made as far in advance as possible.

The circuit court is the trial court with the broadest powers in Virginia. The circuit court handles all civil cases with claims of more than $25,000. It shares authority with the general district court to hear matters involving claims between $4,500 and $25,000.

Various motions can be made throughout a proceeding, but only after the initial complaint has been filed. See, e.g.; motion to dismiss, motion for summary judgment, motion for judgment as a matter of law, motion for directed verdict, motion in limine, motion to quash, motion to strike, and motion to suppress.

Seven 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).

Grounds for Annulment At least one spouse suffered a mental incapacity at the time of marriage that rendered them unable to consent; The union took place under fraud, coercion, or duress; At least one spouse suffers from incurable mental illness or insanity; or. At least one spouse is unable to have sexual intercourse.

These reasons may include fraud, mental incapacity, failure to consummate the marriage, or the concealment of vital information from either party before the wedding took place.

The court will consider an annulment if, at the time of the marriage, one of the spouses: 1) was physically or mentally incompetent, 2) consented to the marriage under condition of fraud or duress, 3) was a felon or prostitute without the other spouse's knowledge, 4) was impotent, 5) was pregnant by another man without ...

The grounds for annulment based on legal capacity typically include physical disability, preexisting marriage, and nonage (being under the legal age of consent). However, fraud is not considered a legal capacity ground for annulment.