A cause may be heard by the court upon a commissioner's report. Subject to the Rules of Court regarding dispensing with notice of taking proofs and other proceedings, reasonable notice of such hearing shall be given to counsel of record and to parties not represented by counsel. Exceptions to the commissioner's report shall be filed within ten days after the report has been filed with the court, or for good cause shown, at a later time specified by the court.
This section shall not apply to the report of a commissioner appointed to sell property; in such cases the report of such commissioner, when filed in the clerk's office, shall be either confirmed, modified, or rejected forthwith.
Code 1950, § 8-257; 1958, c. 67; 1977, c. 617; 1978, c. 237; 1981, c. 500; 1982, c. 339.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 8.01 - Civil Remedies and Procedure
Chapter 23 - Commissioners in Chancery
§ 8.01-607. Appointment and removal
§ 8.01-608. How accounts referred
§ 8.01-609. Duties; procedure generally
§ 8.01-609.1. Commissioners in chancery
§ 8.01-610. Weight to be given commissioner's report
§ 8.01-611. Notice of time and place of taking account
§ 8.01-612. Commissioner may summons witnesses
§ 8.01-613. Commissioner may ask instructions of court
§ 8.01-614. His power to adjourn his proceedings
§ 8.01-615. When cause heard on report; time for filing exceptions
§ 8.01-616. Delivery of original papers of suit by clerk to commissioner
§ 8.01-617. Settlement of accounts of special receivers and special commissioners
§ 8.01-618. Reports of such settlements; when new bond required
§ 8.01-618.1. Fees of special receivers and commissioners for reports