The Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, (“JDRDC”), functions through the collaboration of dedicated, hard-working officials in three sections: the Court Services Unit, (“CSU”), Clerk’s Office, and Judges. Most cases begin in the CSU. Intake officers from the CSU meet with the public to discuss legal issues for the Court to decide. The CSU helps parties prepare required documents to be filed in the record keeping section of JDRDC, the Clerk’s Office. Tasked with processing hundreds of papers per day, clerks receive legal documents from the CSU, attorneys, agencies, and the public. Clerks assign a number to each case and schedule hearing and trial dates. Documents are retained by the Clerk’s Office and organized for consideration by the JDRDC Judges, who make factual findings and legal decisions. Based upon issues raised during a hearing or trial, JDRDC Judges may require litigants to participate in services that are often provided and monitored by the CSU. Finally, the Clerk's Office maintains records of case outcomes and distributes those records to interested third parties as required by law or upon request.
For details and instructional videos about the functions, procedures and rules of the CSU, the Clerk's Office and Judges, click on the CSU and Clerk's Office/Judges tabs below.
