7956788.01-535Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016Civil Remedies And ProcedureAttachments And Bail In Civil CasesAttachments GenerallyJurisdiction of attachments; trial or hearing of issuesCode 1950, § 8-521; 1954, c. 333; 1977, c. 617.http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/8.01-535/16.1-77Civil jurisdiction of general district courts/16.1-77//8.01-535/8.01/20/1/8.01-535

Except as provided in § 16.1-77 the jurisdiction of attachments under this chapter shall be in the circuit courts. The trial or hearing of the issues, except as otherwise provided, shall be the same, as near as may be, as in actions in personam.section

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