Circuit Court

CONTACT INFORMATION: Our office is open 8AM-4PM Monday-Friday
(703) 691-7320 TTY 711
4110 Chain Bridge Road
Fairfax, VA 22030
Christopher J. Falcon
Clerk of the Court

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Overview

file roomDue to the sheer volume, Circuit Court records are available for review at three different locations. These locations include the Fairfax County Courthouse, Offsite Records Center and the Historic Records Center.

Want to request to review a file? Try our Online File Review Request Form.

Adoption Files

Due to their sensitive nature, all adoption files are sealed and, in addition, all inactive adoption files will require a court order for access.

Criminal Files

More current Criminal files are available for review at the Fairfax County Courthouse in the Criminal Division on the fourth floor in Suite 409. See our Criminal page for information about how to request copies.

Probate Files

If you need a recent Probate file and/or copies of a Probate file, please contact the Probate Department at (703) 246-4153. If you need an older Probate document from 1742 to the early 1900s, please contact the Historic Records Center.

Civil Files

Restrictions - Sealed Files All Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court appeals and all "Sealed" files can only be viewed by the parties involved and/or their attorneys of record. There may be even further restrictions imposed by the court order that sealed the record. To view these files, a photo ID is required and checked against the sealing order.

Civil File Copies

The fee for copies is $0.50 per page. If you need your copy to be certified (signed and sealed by a deputy clerk) there is an additional fee of $2.00 per document. If you need a triple seal copy (signed and sealed by the Clerk of Court and a Judge), there is an additional fee of $2.50 per document.

  • Requests By Mail - Please contact the Civil Records Division at 703-691-7320 (press 3,1,4) or by email: ccrfilereview@fairfaxcounty.gov to confirm the availability of the record and to get information on how to request copies.

    If you know the record is part of the Fairfax Circuit Court Case File and the page count, you can mail your request to:

    Fairfax Circuit Court
    Attn: File Room
    4110 Chain Bridge Road
    Fairfax, VA 22030

    Please include the following information with your request: A case number and/or year of the order; full names of parties, a certified check or money order made payable to Clerk of the Fairfax Circuit Court in the appropriate amount (no personal checks accepted), and a self-addressed stamped envelope.
     
  • Requests In Person - Office hours are 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. You can request copies in person at:

    Fairfax Circuit Court
    4110 Chain Bridge Road
    3rd Floor/Suite 320 - Civil Records/File Room
    Fairfax, VA 22030

Offsite Records Center

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Older Civil Law, Chancery, Fiduciary and Criminal files are housed the Offsite Records Center in Merrifield.

Hours: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm – Monday through Friday
Contact Us: (703) 246-6656
Location: 2730 Prosperity Avenue, Suite 100, Merrifield, VA 22031

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Requests to view files can be made using the online File Review Request Form.

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