Suit to affirm marriage (§ 20-90)—Virginia Decoded

Suit to affirm marriage

A. When the validity of any marriage shall be denied or doubted by either of the parties, the other party may institute a suit for affirmance of the marriage, and upon due proof of the validity thereof, it shall be decreed to be valid, and such decree shall be conclusive upon all persons concerned.

B. Notwithstanding § 20-13, a marriage of a couple where one of the parties was under the age of 18 at the time of solemnization may be decreed valid upon petition by the party who was under the age of 18 at the time of the solemnization that would otherwise be deemed voidable under subsection C of § 20-45.1 solely because of age, once such party has attained the age of 18. If both parties were under the age of 18 at the time of solemnization, such petition shall not be granted unless both parties have reached the age of 18 and join in the petition together.

History

Code 1919, § 5102; 2016, cc. 457, 543.

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Court Decisions

. . . James E. Swann, and Cross-Appellants v. . . . (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 06/29/70)
. . . Alexander v. Holmes County Bd. of Ed., 396 U.S. 19, 20, 90 S.Ct. 29, 30, 24 L.Ed.2d 19 (1969). This . . .

. . . Warren H. Wheeler, and C. C. Spaulding v. The Durham City . . . (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 10/02/78)
. . . hereafter only unitary schools." 396 U.S. at 20, 90 S.Ct. at 29. . . .

. . . United States v. Roger Lee Harrell, A/K/A Dubuck Lorenzo . . . (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 06/16/88)
. . . challenges. 476 U.S. at 98 n. 20, 106 S.Ct. at 1724 n. 20, 90 L.Ed.2d at 89 n. 20. The Court . . .

. . . Carlotta Mozelle Brewer v. The School Board of the City of . . . (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 06/29/70)
. . . Alexander v. Holmes County Bd. of Ed., 396 U.S. 19, 20, 90 S.Ct. 29, 30, 24 L.Ed.2d 19 (1969). The . . .

. . . Jackson Baynard v. Catherine Malone, Former Principal of the . . . (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 10/19/01)
. . . or terminate a teacher. See 8 Va. Admin. Code S 20-90-70. As one court has pointed out, defining the . . .

Tazewell County School Bd. v. Brown (SCV, 01/16/04)
. . . Procedure For Adjusting Grievances," 8 VAC 20-90-10 et seq. (the State Grievance Procedure). The … . . .

Hager v. Hager (COA, 11/05/86)
. . . viewed as a suit to affirm marriage. See Code | 20-90. The trial court held that the marriage was . . .

. . . Thomas M. Hoffman Timothy David Ulrich v. State of Maryland . . . (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 03/22/91)
. . . Md.Ann.Code Art. 33, Sec. 3-20. . . .

. . . Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, a Municipal Corporation . . . (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 08/09/77)
. . . Holmes County Board of Education, 396 U.S. 19, 20, 90 S.Ct. 29, 24 L.Ed.2d 19 (1969) . . .

Medley v. School Board of City of Danville, Virginia (District Court, W.D. Virginia, 10/20/72)
. . . Geo. Washington 110 23 20.90 30.6 . . .

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