Norfolk Circuit Court, Virginia Document Format Requirements
3 rules from official source documents
Font, margin, spacing, and file format requirements for court filings.
CRITICAL
Briefs must be on 8½-by-11-inch pages and double spaced.
Briefs will not be longer than twenty pages (8 ½" x 11") double spaced unless leave of court is obtained for a longer brief.
WARNING
Exhibits must be listed individually; a general description such as “all medical records” is insufficient.
Exhibits will be listed individually; for example, "all medical records" will not suffice.
WARNING
The equitable-distribution inventory must use a form approved by the Court.
Fifteen days before trial or hearing, each counsel (as defined in Rule 2(G)(1)(b)) will deliver to opposing counsel and file with the Clerk, on a form approved by the Court, an inventory of the assets and debts of which his client seeks equitable distribution.
What formatting rules apply to filings in Norfolk Circuit Court, Virginia?
Norfolk Circuit Court, Virginia's formatting rule includes double spacing and letter paper. Briefs must be on 8½-by-11-inch pages and double spaced.
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