Bigamous marriages void without decree (§ 20-43)—Virginia Decoded

All marriages which are prohibited by law on account of either of the parties having a former wife or husband then living shall be absolutely void, without any decree of divorce, or other legal process.

History

Code 1919, § 5087.

Court Decisions

Chitwood v. Prudential (SCV, 09/10/65)
. . . void in Virginia, where the parties cohabited, | 20-43, Code of Virginia. . . .

Younger v. Glamorgan Pipe and Foundry Company (District Court, W.D. Virginia, 06/18/76)
. . . claimant's daily rate of pay $20.43 . . .

Shoustari v. Zamani (COA, 12/31/02)
. . . therefore void under the plain language of Code § 20-43. "All marriages which are prohibited by . . .

Hager v. Hager (COA, 11/05/86)
. . . then living shall be absolutely void." Code | 20-43. Indeed, persons who engage in such a marriage . . .

Kelderhaus v. Kelderhaus (COA, 02/27/96)
. . . bigamous and void as a matter of law.[3]See Code § 20-43. . . .

. . . United States v. Litton Systems, Inc., D/B/A Ingalls Nuclear . . . (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 04/04/78)
. . . the indictment. United States v. Hoffa, 349 F.2d 20, 43 (6th Cir. 1965), aff'd on other . . .

Cole v. Com. (COA, 08/02/11)
. . . hinges on his interpretation of Code §§ 20-38.1, 20-43, and 20-45.1, which declare bigamous . . .

. . . Evelyn Randall, Emma Matthews, Archie Morse, Minnie Miller, . . . (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 06/08/83)
. . . --have not been shown to be substantial.20 . . .

Prudential Ins. Co. of America v. Tull (District Court, E.D. Virginia, 08/31/81)
. . . Bigamous marriages are void ab initio under Section 20-43 of the Virginia Code. Thus, Lillian . . .

. . . Jose Aleman Cesar Basilis James Blasic Carlos Borrayo Mario . . . (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 05/03/07)
. . . (1)], or successor statutes. . . .

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§ 20-43

Bigamous marriages void without decree

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