Title: Prepare divorce decrees.
Course: Legal Administration (12008-18) > Section: Preparing Litigation Documents

Preparation should include

- defining the use of and demonstrating proficiency in preparing divorce decrees
- understanding court jurisdictions
- identifying the two types of divorce in Virginia (i.e., divorce from bed and board, divorce from the bonds of matrimony)
- understanding the valid grounds for divorce and annulment in Virginia
- understanding the difference between a divorce involving children and a divorce involving childless couples
- generating documents using preferred legal document formats
- applying proofreading and editing skills
- following processes and procedures for modifying legal documents (e.g., the initialing of changes by the client or attorney).