Marriage Generally
This is Chapter 2 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Marriage Generally.” It is part of Title 20, titled “Domestic Relations.” It’s comprised of the following 28 sections.
- § 20-13
- License and solemnization required
- § 20-13.1
- Repealed
- § 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- Repealed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- Repealed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- Repealed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- Repealed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- Repealed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- Repealed