Virginia Bar exam questions fully
solved & updated 2025
Common Law Marriages - answer Virginia does
NOT permit
What can't be done in general district court? -
answer Jury trials
When can you appeal from GDC to circuit court? -
answer Only when a final order or judgment has
been issued
If money claim, must be more than $20
How long does a party have to appeal from GDC? -
answer 10 days
Two types of venue - answer Preferred (Class A)
Permissible (Class B)
Motion to Transfer - answer Defendant can move
to change venue.
If Plaintiff doesn't object, there is waiver.
,Forum Selection Enforceability Test - answer Valid
unless:
Unfair or unreasonable; or
Fraud or unequal bargaining power
Choice-of-Law Selection Enforceability Test -
answer Apply choice of law b/c reasonably related
to the purpose of the agreement (procedural rules
of forum still apply)
Modes of Service in Order - answer Personal
service
Delivery to family member
Posting on door
What happens if served improperly? - answer If it
reaches person in time, the service will be good,
except in divorce and annulment.
Process in Circuit Court - answer Complaint with
summons attached
Process in GDC - answer Complaint, motion for
judgment, or warrant
,Challenging Long-Arm Jurisdiction - answer 1.
Whether the facts alleged engage any specific
provisions of the long-arm statute
2. Whether the defendant has sufficient minimum
contacts with Virginia to ensure due process
Virginia Tort Claims Act (VTCA) - answer Waives
immunity for state employees but NOT local
governments' immunity
VTCA Liability Limit - answer $100,000 or
applicable insurance coverage, whichever is
greater
VTCA Time Limitations - answer 1. Notice of claim
must be given within one year;
2. Can't file suit until within six months of notice or
when the claim is denied, whichever is sooner; and
3. Suit filed no later than 18 months from filing of
the claim or within two years after cause of actions
accrues
No Service within One Year (without due diligence)
- answer Action dismissed with prejudice
, Waiver of Objections to Jurisdiction and Service -
answer Participating in the adjudication of the
merits of the case
Plaintiff Person Under Disability - answer Must
sue by their next friend
Defendant Person Under Disability - answer Gets
GAL
Sanction Statute - answer Every pleading or
motion must certify that:
1. Attorney has read the pleading or motion.
2. Pleading or motion is grounded in fact and
warranted by existing law or good faith effort
change existing law
3. Pleading or motion is not interposed for
improper purpose
Violation of Sanction Statute - answer Court must
issue sanction against party
Demurrer - answer Used to challenge the
sufficiency of an aggressive pleading
solved & updated 2025
Common Law Marriages - answer Virginia does
NOT permit
What can't be done in general district court? -
answer Jury trials
When can you appeal from GDC to circuit court? -
answer Only when a final order or judgment has
been issued
If money claim, must be more than $20
How long does a party have to appeal from GDC? -
answer 10 days
Two types of venue - answer Preferred (Class A)
Permissible (Class B)
Motion to Transfer - answer Defendant can move
to change venue.
If Plaintiff doesn't object, there is waiver.
,Forum Selection Enforceability Test - answer Valid
unless:
Unfair or unreasonable; or
Fraud or unequal bargaining power
Choice-of-Law Selection Enforceability Test -
answer Apply choice of law b/c reasonably related
to the purpose of the agreement (procedural rules
of forum still apply)
Modes of Service in Order - answer Personal
service
Delivery to family member
Posting on door
What happens if served improperly? - answer If it
reaches person in time, the service will be good,
except in divorce and annulment.
Process in Circuit Court - answer Complaint with
summons attached
Process in GDC - answer Complaint, motion for
judgment, or warrant
,Challenging Long-Arm Jurisdiction - answer 1.
Whether the facts alleged engage any specific
provisions of the long-arm statute
2. Whether the defendant has sufficient minimum
contacts with Virginia to ensure due process
Virginia Tort Claims Act (VTCA) - answer Waives
immunity for state employees but NOT local
governments' immunity
VTCA Liability Limit - answer $100,000 or
applicable insurance coverage, whichever is
greater
VTCA Time Limitations - answer 1. Notice of claim
must be given within one year;
2. Can't file suit until within six months of notice or
when the claim is denied, whichever is sooner; and
3. Suit filed no later than 18 months from filing of
the claim or within two years after cause of actions
accrues
No Service within One Year (without due diligence)
- answer Action dismissed with prejudice
, Waiver of Objections to Jurisdiction and Service -
answer Participating in the adjudication of the
merits of the case
Plaintiff Person Under Disability - answer Must
sue by their next friend
Defendant Person Under Disability - answer Gets
GAL
Sanction Statute - answer Every pleading or
motion must certify that:
1. Attorney has read the pleading or motion.
2. Pleading or motion is grounded in fact and
warranted by existing law or good faith effort
change existing law
3. Pleading or motion is not interposed for
improper purpose
Violation of Sanction Statute - answer Court must
issue sanction against party
Demurrer - answer Used to challenge the
sufficiency of an aggressive pleading
