Divorce, Affirmation and Annulment
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This is Chapter 6 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Divorce, Affirmation and Annulment.” It is part of Title 20 “Domestic Relations”.
It’s comprised of the following 58 sections.
| § 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Repealed |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Repealed |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Repealed |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 |
| § 20-89 |
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 |