Grounds for Divorce: The court may grant a no-fault divorce upon a finding that the parties have (1) lived separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for one year with children, or (2) lived separate and apart without cohabitation and without interruption for six months without children. The  court may grant a fault divorce upon a finding of any of the following causes:
1. Adultery or sodomy
2. Imprisonment for more than one year
3. Cruelty
4. Willful desertion or abandonment
[Virginia Code]

Residency Requirements: "No suit for divorce shall be maintainable, unless one of the parties is and has been an actual bona fide resident and domiciliary of this Commonwealth for at least six months preceding the commencement of the suit; nor shall any suit for affirming a marriage be maintainable, unless one of the parties be domiciled in, and is and has been an actual bona fide resident of this Commonwealth at the time of bringing such suit. If a member of the armed forces of the United States has been stationed or resided in this Commonwealth and has lived for a period of six months or more in this Commonwealth next preceding the commencement of the suit, then such person shall be presumed to be domiciled in and to have been a bona fide resident of this Commonwealth during such period of time." [Virginia Code]

Virginia Child Support Enforcement Service Links and Telephone Numbers
Department of Social Services Child Support Enforcement
Telephone: Listed by district office on website

Virginia Child Support Guidelines and Calculator
Virginia Code Sections 20-108.1 and 20-108.2
Virginia Child Support Worksheets

Virginia Child Support Calculator

Virginia Divorce Forms Online
Legal Services of Northern Virginia
Virginia’s Judicial System Domestic District Court Forms

Virginia Divorce Laws
Code of Virginia, Title 20

Virginia Domestic Violence Resource Links and Telephone Numbers
Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance
Telephone: 804–377–0336
Toll Free: 800–838–8238

Virginia Free or Low Cost Legal Services Programs
Legal Services Corporation, Inc.
Telephone: Listed by program on website.

Virginia Mediation Centers and Service Links and Telephone Numbers
Northern Virginia Mediation Service
Telephone: 703–993–3656
Telephone: 703–993–1315 (Spanish)

Virginia’s Judicial System Mediation
Telephone: Contact your local Court

Virginia State and Local Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service Links
Arlington Bar Association
Fairfax Bar Association
Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association
Virginia State Bar

Virginia State and Local Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service Telephone Numbers
Alexandria: 703–548–1105
Arlington: 703–228–3390
Fairfax: 703–246–3780
Norfolk: 757–623–0132
Richmond: Toll Free: 800–552–7977