Court procedure and forms
DC-621 Nondisclosure Addendum: Virginia Court-Form Privacy
Virginia district-court form DC-621 is titled Non-Disclosure Addendum. It is not a general request to seal everything in a family case. The official instructions explain its uses and how identifying information is handled in particular protective-order, custody and support contexts.
Read the current form and instructions together
Use the Virginia courts’ official directory and the DC-621 instructions. Check the full title and form number, not only a filename from an old download. Keep an uncompleted copy for reference without placing personal data into an online tool.
The instructions describe protective-order use and specified custody or support situations involving requested nondisclosure. A privacy concern deserves a procedural question to the clerk or lawyer, not a guess that an ordinary attachment will be kept confidential.
Keep confidential information out of the wrong copy
The official instructions distinguish the addendum’s confidential information from information appearing elsewhere in the papers. Ask how the court expects copies to be prepared and submitted. Do not assume that writing “confidential” on a cover page changes how every attachment is handled.
Before photocopying or emailing a packet, identify which document contains an address, date of birth or other identifying detail. Follow the official handling instructions rather than circulating a complete packet without checking.
Understand the connection to other papers
In custody matters the instructions discuss the UCCJEA affidavit and a request for nondisclosure; in support matters they identify circumstances involving protection or risk. DC-621 should therefore be considered alongside the relevant petition or affidavit, not as an unrelated general privacy form.
For example, moving a detail from one page to another without following the prescribed process could leave the same information exposed in an attachment. Ask for procedural clarification before filing, rather than assuming the move solved the problem.
Ask for help without sending private records here
Ask the court or qualified counsel which current document applies and how to handle copies for filing and service. If safety is involved, explain that concern through an appropriate official or professional channel. This page does not decide eligibility for nondisclosure or supply emergency protection.
TroofLaw does not collect or review completed forms, addresses, birth dates or case files. Use official instructions and appropriate advice; do not upload the completed addendum to a public forum to ask whether it looks correct.
Read the legal sources
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