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A half-dozen fee increases on court services are moving through the General Assembly at a time when the state is facing its own $2 billion shortfall and has little to give struggling social causes. The most sweeping change - a 50 percent jump in some civil case filing charges - unanimously passed the Senate this week and is being debated by a House of Delegates committee.
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Money raised from the increased fees would go to domestic violence shelters and to lawyers who provide free assistance in foreclosures filings, child custody battles and other civil matters. Legal aid revenue has been walloped by the bad economy even as those services are more in demand than ever, advocates say.
Traffic fines could go up, too, under a proposal to add a $7.50 charge that would help pay for state police helicopters and volunteer fire company equipment.
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