Fairfax County Circuit Court Filing Rules

The Notice of Appeal is due 30 days after entry of final judgment or another appealable order.

An Order of Payment must clearly state the exact amounts of costs and interest, which may be paid or deducted only from an appeal bond or funds already held by the Clerk.

All e-filing System users must take the available training, and Court personnel will only assist with general inquiries, not technical, software, or hardware support.

A copy of every filed document must be sent to opposing counsel.

Copies of the forms are available in Judges’ Chambers, Suite 501, or may be requested by email with the subject attention directed to Form Request.

A $50.00 filing fee must accompany the copy of the Notice of Appeal sent to the Court of Appeals clerk.

Hyperlinks in filed documents are not supported.

If the opposing side is not cooperative, the moving party must give written notice 24 hours beforehand stating the call date and time and reason for the appearance.

An e-filer may mark documents as sealed, and the Clerk’s Office assesses that designation during review.

Calendar Control hears continuance requests, requests to set a particular hearing date, and true emergencies; other motions should be noticed for Friday motions day and will not be heard there if they can and should be noticed for that docket.

When funds are divided among multiple parties, the disbursement of all funds held must be addressed in one order.