If you live in the City of Staunton, your Virginia homestead deed is recorded with the Staunton Circuit Court Clerk’s Office — a separate clerk from Augusta County, whose circuit court recently relocated to a new courthouse in Verona. If you live in Augusta County rather than the city itself, you’ll need to file there instead.
Where to File in the City of Staunton
- Office: Staunton Circuit Court Clerk’s Office
- Address: George M. Cochran Judicial Center, 3rd Floor, 113 E. Beverley Street, Staunton, VA 24401
- Phone: 540-332-3874
Where to File in Augusta County (Separate Clerk)
- Office: Augusta County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office
- Address: 100 Dick Huff Lane, Suite 1020, Verona, VA 24482
- Phone: 540-245-5321 (Land Records: 540-245-5320)
Filing Fees
Neither office publishes a homestead-deed-specific fee online. Virginia’s statewide schedule applies to a typical filing of 10 pages or fewer: $18 (Va. Code § 17.1-275) plus a $5 Technology Trust Fund fee (Va. Code § 17.1-279), for roughly $23 total at either office. Call ahead to confirm the current total.
Get Your Homestead Deed Prepared Correctly
We prepare Virginia homestead deeds that meet the Commonwealth’s specific format and content requirements, so you can file with confidence in Staunton or Augusta County.
Not your city or county? See the full list of where to file in Virginia, or prepare your homestead deed online.
Related Reading
Once your deed is recorded, see When to File Your Virginia Homestead Deed for the separate hearing-request deadline, and Will Filing a Homestead Deed Stop My Garnishment? for what filing does and doesn’t do once a garnishment is already underway.