Legal Question in Family Law in Virginia
subpoena duces tecum?
i live in Virginia, i have the papers to file a subpoena duces tecum and want to know how far back i can request info and if i can request loan applications (to show the judge his true income) bank statements and tax returns
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: subpoena duces tecum?
A subpoena duces tecum may be used to subpoena documents or other relevant information from an opposing party which may be relevant to a pending lawsuit matter in the general district court.
It cannot be served, however, directly upon an opposing party in the circuit court in a domestic relations or other matter to obtain such information. There are other methods, however, of discovering and obtaining such information which a party may utilize in the pretrial stages of a case
which is being litigated in the circuit court.