Except as otherwise provided by law, any party requesting a rule to show cause for a violation of a court order in any civil action in a court of record shall file with the court a motion or petition, which may be on a form prescribed by the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia. The motion or petition shall include facts identifying with particularity the violation of a specific court order and be sworn to or accompanied by an affidavit setting forth such facts. A rule to show cause entered by the court shall be served on the person alleged to have violated the court order, along with the accompanying motion or petition and any affidavit filed with such motion or petition.
2018, c. 522.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 8.01 - Civil Remedies and Procedure
Chapter 7 - Civil Actions; Commencement, Pleadings, and Motions
§ 8.01-271. Compliance with Rules of Supreme Court
§ 8.01-271.01. Electronic filings in civil actions in circuit court
§ 8.01-271.1. Signing of pleadings, motions, and other papers; oral motions; sanctions
§ 8.01-273. Demurrer; form; grounds to be stated; amendment
§ 8.01-274. Motion to strike defensive pleading in equity and at law; exceptions abolished
§ 8.01-274.1. Motion or petition for rule to show cause for violation of court order
§ 8.01-275. When action or suit not to abate for want of form; what defects not to be regarded
§ 8.01-275.1. When service of process is timely
§ 8.01-277. Defective process; motion to quash; untimely service; motion to dismiss
§ 8.01-277.1. Objections to personal jurisdiction or defective process; what constitutes waiver
§ 8.01-280. Pleadings may be sworn to before clerk; affidavit of belief sufficient
§ 8.01-281. Pleading in alternative; separate trial on motion of party
§ 8.01-282. Motion to strike evidence