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An updated Guide to Virginia Legal Information Resources has been released. This document includes a list of legal information resources covering topics as varied as incorporating a business, contesting a traffic ticket, researching health law, obtai...

The Court of Appeals has issued a Self-Represented Litigant Guide to assist litigants who do not have an attorney to represent them in their appeals. In most civil cases, in particular, litigants who cannot afford an attorney do not have a right to a...

The web content management system for this website has been upgraded. No content was removed – but the changes provide a smoother mobile user experience. A new Quick Exit feature now appears on the upper right corner of every page. Clicking tha...

Links to a variety of legal authority can be found online. See the Legal Links page of the Virginia Judicial System website. The University of Virginia Law Library has produced short videos that explain how to find and use basic sources of ...

The Hope Card Program has been expanded to all localities in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Hope Card is a durable, plastic, wallet-sized card that summarizes a protective order's most important details in an easy-to-read format. A Hope Ca...

Blue Ridge Legal Services has created a guide to assist an adult residing in Virginia who is trying to get a copy of their own birth certificate. https://www.vsb.org/docs/Obtaining_adult_birth_cert.pdf The guide lists the steps to obtain a...

Options in Virginia to Help Another Person Make Decisions: Choices Less Restrictive than Guardianship and Conservatorship is a short publication from Virginia WINGS (Working Interdisciplinary Networks of Guardianship Stakeholders) covers "Choices les...

During the COVID-19 crisis, Legal Aid programs are available to provide assistance and legal information on housing, public benefits and other issues which can be found here. To reach  your local Legal Aid office please contact 1-866-LEGLAID ...

Two new resources now appear within the "Guardianship and Conservatorship" topic on the website: FAQs [frequently asked questions and answers] about the appointment of guardians and conservators for incapacitated adults: FAQs about Guardians an...