Virginia Code — 20
Browse 329 sections in division 20 of the Virginia code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 20-1. Repealed
- § 20-13. License and solemnization required
- § 20-13.1. Repealed
- § 20-13.2. Marriage lawful regardless of sex, gender, or race of parties
- § 20-14. By whom license to be issued
- § 20-14.1. Duration of license; issuance of additional licenses
- § 20-14.2. Repealed
- § 20-15. Tax on license
- § 20-16. Issuance of marriage licenses and marriage certificates
- § 20-16.1. Clerk authorized to amend marriage records
- § 20-17. Repealed
- § 20-20. Clerk to file license and certificate; indexing names of parties; certified copies as evidence
- § 20-21. Clerk to furnish attorney for the Commonwealth list of licenses not returned by minister
- § 20-22. Attorney for the Commonwealth to ascertain before circuit court name of minister failing to return certificates
- § 20-23. Order authorizing ministers to perform ceremony
- § 20-24. Penalty for failure to certify record of marriage
- § 20-25. Persons other than ministers who may perform rites
- § 20-26. Marriage between members of religious society having no minister
- § 20-27. Fee for celebrating marriage
- § 20-28. Penalty for celebrating marriage without license
- § 20-29. Repealed
- § 20-30. Licenses of persons on federal reservations
- § 20-31. Belief of parties in lawful marriage validates certain defects
- § 20-31.1. When marriage legitimates children; issue of marriages prohibited by law, etc., legitimate
- § 20-32. Repealed
- § 20-33. Penalty for clerk issuing license contrary to law
- § 20-34. Repealed
- § 20-37. Validation of certain marriages when license issued by clerk of county court
- § 20-37.1. Validation of certain marriages solemnized outside of Commonwealth
- § 20-37.2. Repealed
- § 20-38. Repealed
- § 20-38.1. Certain marriages prohibited
- § 20-39. Prohibition continues notwithstanding dissolution of previous marriage
- § 20-40. Punishment for violation of such prohibition; leaving Commonwealth to avoid
- § 20-41. Repealed
- § 20-43. Bigamous marriages void without decree
- § 20-44. Repealed
- § 20-45. Repealed
- § 20-45.1. Void and voidable marriages
- § 20-45.2. Repealed
- § 20-46. Repealed
- § 20-48. Minimum age of marriage
- § 20-49. Repealed
- § 20-49.1. How parent and child relationship established
- § 20-49.2. Commencement of action; parties; jurisdiction
- § 20-49.3. Admission of genetic tests
- § 20-49.4. Evidence relating to parentage
- § 20-49.5. Support of children of unwed parents by the father; testimony under oath
- § 20-49.6. Proceedings to establish paternity or enforce support obligations of males between the ages of fourteen and eighteen
- § 20-49.7. Civil actions
- § 20-49.8. Judgment or order; costs; birth record
- § 20-49.9. Repealed
- § 20-49.10. Relief from legal determination of paternity
- § 20-50. Repealed
- § 20-60.1. Applicability of chapter
- § 20-60.2. Admissibility and identification of support payment records
- § 20-60.3. Contents of support orders
- § 20-60.4. Abstracts of orders, etc.; clerk shall transmit information regarding any order of support which is entered or modified to Department of Social Services
- § 20-60.5. Support payment provisions; how paid
- § 20-60.6. When delivery of notice to party at last known address sufficient
- § 20-61. Desertion or nonsupport of wife, husband or children in necessitous circumstances
- § 20-61.1. Repealed
- § 20-61.3. Consequences of a putative father failing to appear
- § 20-62. Commitment to workhouse, city farm or work squad for such desertion
- § 20-63. Support payments by county or city
- § 20-64. Proceedings instituted by petition
- § 20-65. Summons or warrant; investigation and hearing
- § 20-66. Contempt proceedings; trial in absence of defendant
- § 20-67. Jurisdiction
- § 20-68. Appeal
- § 20-69. Fees of officers
- § 20-70. No warrant of arrest to issue
- § 20-71. Temporary orders for support
- § 20-71.1. Attorneys' fees in proceedings under § 20-71
- § 20-72. Probation on order directing defendant to pay and enter recognizance
- § 20-73. Condition of the recognizance
- § 20-74. Support orders to remain in effect until annulled; modification
- § 20-75. Procedure when accused outside territorial jurisdiction
- § 20-76. Repealed
- § 20-77. When authority to suspend sentence may be exercised; deduction of certain time from sentence
- § 20-78. Continuance of failure to support after completion of sentence
- § 20-78.1. Effect of entry of support order in certain garnishment proceedings
- § 20-78.2. Attorney fees and interest on support arrearage
- § 20-79. Effect of divorce proceedings
- § 20-79.1. Enforcement of support orders; income deduction; penalty for wrongful discharge
- § 20-79.2. Immediate income deduction; income withholding
- § 20-79.3. Information required in income deduction order
- § 20-80. Violation of orders; trial; forfeiture of recognizance
- § 20-81. Presumptions as to desertion and abandonment
- § 20-82. Spouses competent as witnesses
- § 20-83. Venue of offense
- § 20-83.1. Transfer of cases between courts in certain instances
- § 20-84. Extradition
- § 20-85. Repealed
- § 20-87. Arrest for violating directions, rules or regulations given by judge
- § 20-87.1. Repealed
- § 20-88. Support of parents by children
- § 20-88.01. Repealed
- § 20-88.02. Transfer of assets to qualify for assistance; liability of transferees
- § 20-88.02:1. Limitations on spousal support orders resulting in eligibility for medical assistance services; definitions
- § 20-88.1. Repealed
- § 20-88.12. Repealed
- § 20-88.32. Definitions
- § 20-88.32:1. Uniformity of application and construction
- § 20-88.33. Tribunals of the Commonwealth and support enforcement agency
- § 20-88.34. Remedies cumulative
- § 20-88.34:1. Application of chapter to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding
- § 20-88.35. Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident
- § 20-88.36. Duration of personal jurisdiction
- § 20-88.37. Initiating and responding tribunal of the Commonwealth
- § 20-88.38. Simultaneous proceedings in another state
- § 20-88.39. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child support order
- § 20-88.40. Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order
- § 20-88.41. Determination of controlling child support order
- § 20-88.42. Child support orders for two or more obligees
- § 20-88.43. Credit for payments
- § 20-88.43:1. Application to nonresident subject to personal jurisdiction
- § 20-88.43:2. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order
- § 20-88.44. Proceedings under this chapter
- § 20-88.45. Action by minor parent
- § 20-88.46. Application of law of the Commonwealth
- § 20-88.47. Duties of initiating tribunal
- § 20-88.48. Duties and powers of responding tribunal
- § 20-88.49. Inappropriate tribunal
- § 20-88.50. Duties of support enforcement agency
- § 20-88.51. Duty of Secretary of Health and Human Resources
- § 20-88.52. Private counsel
- § 20-88.53. Duties of state information agency
- § 20-88.54. Pleadings and accompanying documents
- § 20-88.55. Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances
- § 20-88.56. Costs and fees
- § 20-88.57. Limited immunity of petitioner
- § 20-88.58. Nonparentage as defense
- § 20-88.59. Special rules of evidence and procedure
- § 20-88.60. Communications between tribunals
- § 20-88.61. Assistance with discovery
- § 20-88.62. Receipt and disbursement of payments
- § 20-88.63. Establishment of support order
- § 20-88.63:1. Proceeding to determine parentage
- § 20-88.64. Employer's receipt of income-withholding order of another state
- § 20-88.64:1. Employer's compliance with income-withholding order of another state
- § 20-88.64:2. Compliance with two or more income-withholding orders
- § 20-88.64:3. Immunity from civil liability
- § 20-88.64:4. Penalties for noncompliance
- § 20-88.64:5. Contest by obligor
- § 20-88.65. Administrative enforcement of orders
- § 20-88.66. Registration of order for enforcement
- § 20-88.67. Procedure to register order for enforcement
- § 20-88.68. Effect of registration for enforcement
- § 20-88.69. Choice of law; statute of limitations
- § 20-88.70. Notice of registration of order; contest of validity or enforcement
- § 20-88.71. Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered support order
- § 20-88.72. Contest of registration or enforcement
- § 20-88.73. Confirmed order
- § 20-88.74. Procedure to register child support order of another state for modification
- § 20-88.75. Effect of registration for modification
- § 20-88.76. Modification of child support order of another state
- § 20-88.77. Recognition of order modified in another state
- § 20-88.77:1. Jurisdiction to modify support order of another state when individual parties reside in this Commonwealth
- § 20-88.77:2. Notice to issuing tribunal of modification
- § 20-88.77:3. Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country
- § 20-88.77:4. Procedure to register child support order of foreign country for modification
- § 20-88.78. Repealed
- § 20-88.79. Grounds for rendition
- § 20-88.80. Conditions of rendition
- § 20-88.81. Repealed
- § 20-88.83. Definitions
- § 20-88.84. Applicability
- § 20-88.85. Relationship of Department of Social Services to United States central authority
- § 20-88.86. Initiation by Department of Social Services of support proceeding under convention
- § 20-88.87. Direct request
- § 20-88.88. Registration of Convention support order
- § 20-88.89. Contest of registered convention support order
- § 20-88.90. Recognition and enforcement of registered convention support order
- § 20-88.91. Partial enforcement
- § 20-88.92. Foreign support agreement
- § 20-88.93. Modification of Convention child support order
- § 20-88.94. Personal information; limit on use
- § 20-88.95. Record in original language; English translation
- § 20-89. Repealed
- § 20-89.1. Suit to annul marriage
- § 20-90. Suit to affirm marriage
- § 20-91. Grounds for divorce from bond of matrimony; contents of decree
- § 20-92. Repealed
- § 20-93. Insanity of guilty party after commencement of desertion no defense
- § 20-94. Effect of cohabitation after knowledge of adultery, sodomy or buggery; lapse of five years
- § 20-95. Grounds for divorces from bed and board
- § 20-96. Jurisdiction of suits for annulment, affirmance or divorce
- § 20-96.1. Repealed
- § 20-97. Domicile and residential requirements for suits for annulment, affirmance, or divorce
- § 20-98. Repealed
- § 20-99. How such suits instituted and conducted; costs
- § 20-99.1. Repealed
- § 20-99.1:1. How defendant may accept service; waive service
- § 20-99.2. Service in divorce and annulment cases
- § 20-100. Repealed
- § 20-101. Repealed
- § 20-102. When not necessary to allege or prove offer of reconciliation
- § 20-103. Court may make orders pending suit for divorce, custody or visitation, etc
- § 20-104. Order of publication against nonresident defendant
- § 20-104.1. Orders of publication may be combined
- § 20-105. Permissible form for orders of publication
- § 20-105.1. Alternative procedures
- § 20-106. Testimony may be required to be given orally; evidence by affidavit
- § 20-107. Repealed
- § 20-107.1. Court may decree as to maintenance and support of spouses
- § 20-107.1:1. Court may decree as to maintenance of life insurance policy
- § 20-107.2. Court may decree as to custody and support of children
- § 20-107.3. Court may decree as to property and debts of the parties
- § 20-108. Revision and alteration of such decrees
- § 20-108.1. Determination of child or spousal support
- § 20-108.2. Guideline for determination of child support; quadrennial review by Child Support Guidelines Review Panel; executive summary
- § 20-109. Changing maintenance and support for a spouse; effect of stipulations as to maintenance and support for a spouse; cessation upon cohabitation, remarriage, or death; effect of retirement
- § 20-109.1. Affirmation, ratification and incorporation by reference in decree of agreement between parties
- § 20-110. Maintenance and support for a spouse to cease on remarriage
- § 20-111. Decree of divorce from bond of matrimony extinguishes contingent property rights
- § 20-111.1. Revocation of death benefits by divorce or annulment
- § 20-112. Notice when proceedings reopened
- § 20-113. Procedure when respondent fails to perform order for support and maintenance of child or spouse or owes support and maintenance or additional support and maintenance
- § 20-114. Recognizance for compliance with order or decree
- § 20-115. Commitment and sentence for failure to comply with order or decree
- § 20-116. Effect of divorce from bed and board and what court may decree
- § 20-117. Divorce from bond of matrimony after divorce from bed and board
- § 20-118. Prohibition of remarriage pending appeal from divorce decree; certain marriages validated
- § 20-119. Repealed
- § 20-120. Revocation of decree from bed and board
- § 20-121. Merger of decree for divorce from bed and board with decree for divorce from bond of matrimony
- § 20-121.01. Decree of divorce from bonds of matrimony without decree from bed and board
- § 20-121.02. Decree of divorce without amended bill or amended cross-bill
- § 20-121.03. Identifying information confidential; separate addendum
- § 20-121.1. Reinstatement of suit
- § 20-121.2. Validation of absolute divorce granted where no decree from bed and board
- § 20-121.3. Validation of certain divorces granted prior to April 23, 1962
- § 20-121.4. Restoration of former name
- § 20-122. Advertising offer to obtain divorces
- § 20-123. Repealed
- § 20-124. Sequestration of record
- § 20-124.1. Definitions
- § 20-124.2. Court-ordered custody and visitation arrangements
- § 20-124.2:1. In camera interviews of child; record
- § 20-124.3. Best interests of the child; visitation
- § 20-124.3:1. Repealed
- § 20-124.4. Mediation
- § 20-124.5. Notification of relocation
- § 20-124.7. Definitions
- § 20-124.8. Deployment; temporary order
- § 20-124.9. When no order is in place; expedited hearing; conduct of hearing
- § 20-124.10. Contents of temporary custody or visitation order
- § 20-124.6. Access to minor's records
- § 20-125. Repealed
- § 20-146.1. Definitions
- § 20-146.2. Proceedings governed by other law
- § 20-146.3. Application to Indian tribes
- § 20-146.4. International application
- § 20-146.5. Effect of child custody determination
- § 20-146.6. Priority
- § 20-146.7. Notice to persons outside state
- § 20-146.8. Appearance and limited immunity
- § 20-146.9. Communication between courts
- § 20-146.10. Taking testimony in another state
- § 20-146.11. Cooperation between courts; preservation of records
- § 20-146.12. Initial child custody jurisdiction
- § 20-146.13. Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction
- § 20-146.14. Jurisdiction to modify determination
- § 20-146.15. Temporary emergency jurisdiction
- § 20-146.16. Notice; opportunity to be heard; joinder
- § 20-146.17. Simultaneous proceedings
- § 20-146.18. Inconvenient forum
- § 20-146.19. Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct
- § 20-146.20. Information to be submitted to court
- § 20-146.21. Appearance of parties and child
- § 20-146.22. Definitions
- § 20-146.23. Enforcement under Hague Convention
- § 20-146.24. Duty to enforce
- § 20-146.25. Temporary visitation
- § 20-146.26. Registration of child custody determination
- § 20-146.27. Enforcement of registered determination
- § 20-146.28. Simultaneous proceedings
- § 20-146.29. Expedited enforcement of child custody; determination
- § 20-146.30. Service of petition and order
- § 20-146.31. Hearing and order
- § 20-146.32. Ex parte order to take physical custody of child
- § 20-146.33. Costs, fees, and expenses
- § 20-146.34. Recognition and enforcement
- § 20-146.35. Appeals
- § 20-146.36. Application and construction
- § 20-146.37. Transitional provision
- § 20-146.38. Construction of provisions; purposes of act
- § 20-147. Application
- § 20-148. Definitions
- § 20-149. Formalities of premarital agreement
- § 20-150. Content of agreement
- § 20-151. Enforcement; void marriage
- § 20-152. Limitation of actions
- § 20-153. Amendment or revocation of agreement
- § 20-154. Prior agreements
- § 20-155. Marital agreements
- § 20-156. Definitions
- § 20-157. Virginia law to control
- § 20-158. Parentage of child resulting from assisted conception