Chapter 2 Divorce

Index

• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Jurisdiction
• 2.3 Venue
• 2.4 Special Parties
• 2.5 Pro Bono Legal Assistance
• 2.6 Divorce from Bed and Board (a Mensa Et Thoro)
• 2.7 Pendente Lite Relief
• 2.8 Divorce—final
• 2.9 Motions
• 2.10 Information-gathering and Discovery
• 2.11 Arranging for an Evidentiary Hearing
• 2.12 Moving from a Bed and Board Divorce to a Final Divorce
• 2.13 Divorce Decrees—final (a Vinculo Matrimonii)
• Appendix 2-1 Court Forms
• Appendix 2-2 Return of Service by Private Process Server
• Appendix 2-3 Acceptance of Service of Process
• Appendix 2-4 Acceptance of Service of Process and Waiver of Future Service of Process and Notice
• Appendix 2-5 Waiver of Service of Process and Notice
• Appendix 2-6 Notice of Pending Proceeding
• Appendix 2-7 Pleading Long-arm Jurisdiction
• Appendix 2-8 Letter to Sheriff in Another State
• Appendix 2-9 Proof of Service by Law Enforcement Officer in Another State
• Appendix 2-10 Affidavit for Service by Publication— Defendant's Whereabouts Unknown
• Appendix 2-11 Affidavit for Service by Publication— Sheriff Unable to Serve
• Appendix 2-12 Affidavit for Service by Publication— Out of State Defendant
• Appendix 2-13 Order of Publication
• Appendix 2-14 Affidavit of Newspaper Publisher
• Appendix 2-15 Letter to Counsel Regarding Objection to Venue
• Appendix 2-16 Motion to Transfer (objection to Venue)
• Appendix 2-17 Order to Transfer—by Agreement
• Appendix 2-18 Motion for Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem for a Person Under a Disability
• Appendix 2-19 Order Appointing Guardian Ad Litem for a Person Under a Disability
• Appendix 2-20 Affidavit Regarding Military Service
• Appendix 2-21 Letter to Military Legal Officer
• Appendix 2-22 Waiver of Rights Under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and Acknowledgment of Military Legal Officer
• Appendix 2-23 Motion for Appointment of Attorney for Military Service Person
• Appendix 2-24 Order Appointing Attorney for Military Service Person
• Appendix 2-25 Motion for Waiver of Fees and Costs
• Appendix 2-26 Affidavit of Indigence
• Appendix 2-27 Order Waiving Fees and Costs
• Appendix 2-28 Motion for Leave of Court to Notify Defendant by Mail and Posting
• Appendix 2-29 Order Providing Notice by Mail and Posting
• Appendix 2-30 Order Appointing Guardian Ad Litem (pro Bono)
• Appendix 2-31 Notice of Pendente Lite Hearing
• Appendix 2-32 Plaintiff's Complaint for Divorce a Mensa Et Thoro
• Appendix 2-33 Defendant's Answer and Counterclaim ..
• Appendix 2-34 Plaintiff's Answer to Defendant's Counterclaim
• Appendix 2-35 Decree of Divorce a Mensa Et Thoro
• Appendix 2-36 Motion for Pendente Lite Relief (costs and Attorney Fees)
• Appendix 2-37 Order Granting Pendente Lite Relief (costs and Attorney Fees)
• Appendix 2-38 Pendente Lite Order
• Appendix 2-39 Confidential Information Addendum
• Appendix 2-40 Pendente Lite Order—spousal Support
• Appendix 2-41 Income Deduction Order
• Appendix 2-42 Complaint (six-month Separation) Incorporating Agreement
• Appendix 2-43 Complaint (one-year Separation) Incorporating Agreement
• Appendix 2-44 Complaint Pleading Other Grounds
• Appendix 2-45a Pleading Adultery
• Appendix 2-45b Pleading Felony Conviction and Confinement
• Appendix 2-45c Pleading Cruelty
• Appendix 2-45d Pleading Desertion or Abandonment
• Appendix 2-46a Answer—pleading Condonation
• Appendix 2-46b Answer—pleading Recrimination
• Appendix 2-46c Answer—pleading Justification for Leaving
• Appendix 2-46d Answer—pleading Connivance
• Appendix 2-47 Notice of Motion—general
• Appendix 2-48 Motion for Extension of Time to File Pleadings
• Appendix 2-49 Order Granting Extension of Time to File Pleadings
• Appendix 2-50 Motion for Leave of Court to File Late Pleading
• Appendix 2-51 Order Permitting the Late Filing
• Appendix 2-52 Demurrer
• Appendix 2-53 Order Overruling Demurrer
• Appendix 2-54 Order Granting Demurrer
• Appendix 2-55 Motion to Amend Pleading
• Appendix 2-56 Order Permitting Amendment of Pleading
• Appendix 2-57 Motion to Consolidate
• Appendix 2-58 Order of Consolidation
• Appendix 2-59 Notice of Deposition
• Appendix 2-60 Decree of Reference to Commissioner in Chancery
• Appendix 2-61 Request to Schedule Civil Trial
• Appendix 2-62 Petition for Merger of Decree of Divorce a Mensa Et Thoro Into a Decree of Divorce a Vinculo Matrimonii
• Appendix 2-63 Notice of Petition for Merger
• Appendix 2-64 Decree of Divorce a Vinculo Matrimonii Upon Petition for Merger with Decree of Divorce a Mensa Et Thoro
• Appendix 2-65 Motion for Decree of Divorce Pursuant to Section 20-121.01 of the Virginia Code
• Appendix 2-66 Motion for Decree of Divorce Pursuant to Section 20-121.02 of the Virginia Code
• Appendix 2-67 Decree—separation of One Year
• Appendix 2-68a Decree—separation of Six Months
• Appendix 2-68b Decree—adultery
• Appendix 2-68c Decree—cruelty or Constructive Desertion
• Appendix 2-68d Decree—desertion or Abandonment
• Appendix 2-68e Decree—conviction of a Felony and Sentence of Confinement
• Appendix 2-69 Order for Change of Name
• Appendix 2-70 Notice of Presentation of Decree
• Appendix 2-71 Final Decree of Divorce
• Appendix 2-72 Checklist for Affidavits in Support of Uncontested Divorce