Loudoun Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court, Virginia Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICAL

A petition filing with insufficient copies at the time of filing will be rejected.

If you do not provide enough copies at the time of filing, your filing will be rejected

CRITICAL

The Clerk receives emergency-labeled filings without docketing them and promptly brings them to an available judge, who assesses emergency status and possible exemption or priority treatment from the filing itself.

Any filing labeled or identified as an Emergency will be received by the Clerk but not docketed, and it will be brought to the attention of an available Judge forthwith. The reviewing Judge will assess the filing on its face and determine if such matter qualifies as an emergency and is otherwise entitled to exemption from the procedures herein or other priority treatment.

CRITICAL

A criminal motion must be filed by 12:00 p.m. for its filing day to count toward the notice requirement.

The motion must be filed by 12:00 p.m. for the day of filing to be counted toward the notice requirement.

CRITICAL

Any filing submitted after 4:00 p.m. is not deemed filed or received until 8:00 a.m. the following business day.

Any filing submitted after 4:00 p.m. is not deemed filed or received until 8:00 a.m. the following business day.

WARNING

Motion to Withdraw for Court Appointed Counsel: If the court appoints counsel in either a criminal matter, child delinquency matter, child dependency matter (Abuse and Neglect/Child in Need of Services), a child support matter, or a Rule to Show Cause that creates a conflict due to a prior representation, a motion to withdraw should be filed as soon as the conflict is known and set for the next motions date at 9:00 a.m..

Motion to Withdraw for Court Appointed Counsel: If the court appoints counsel in either a criminal matter, child delinquency matter, child dependency matter (Abuse and Neglect/Child in Need of Services), a child support matter, or a Rule to Show Cause that creates a conflict due to a prior representation, a motion to withdraw should be filed as soon as the conflict is known and set for the next motions date at 9:00 a.m..