Title 20 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS.
- Chapter 1 - Pre-Marital Syphilis Tests and Examinations (20-1)
- Chapter 2 - Marriage Generally (20-13 thru 20-37.2)
- 20-13 - License and solemnization required.
- 20-13.1 - Description unavailable
- 20-14 - By whom license to be issued.
- 20-14.1 - Duration of license; issuance of additional licenses.
- 20-14.2 - Health information to be furnished to applicants for license.
- 20-15 - Tax on license.
- 20-16 - Oath of parties before clerk and issuance of certificates thereof.
- 20-16.1 - Clerk authorized to amend marriage records.
- 20-17 - through 20-19
- 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 - Description unavailable
- 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 - Description unavailable
- 20-33 - Penalty for clerk issuing license contrary to law.
- 20-34 - through 20-36
- 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 - Description unavailable
- Chapter 3 - Unlawful Marriages Generally (20-38 thru 20-49)
- 20-38 - Description unavailable
- 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 - , 20-42
- 20-43 - Bigamous marriages void without decree.
- 20-44 - Description unavailable
- 20-45 - Description unavailable
- 20-45.1 - Void marriages.
- 20-45.2 - Marriage between persons of same sex.
- 20-45.3 - Civil unions between persons of same sex.
- 20-46 - , 20-47
- 20-48 - Minimum age of marriage with consent of parents.
- 20-49 - When consent required and how given.
- Chapter 3.1 - Proceedings to Determine Parentage (20-49.1 thru 20-49.10)
- 20-49.1 - How parent and child relationship established.
- 20-49.10 - Relief from legal determination of paternity.
- 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 - Description unavailable
- Chapter 4 - Colored Persons; Marriage Between White and Colored Persons (20-50)
- Chapter 4.1 - Support (20-60.1 thru 20-60.6)
- 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.
- Chapter 5 - Desertion and Nonsupport (20-61 thru 20-88.02:1)
- 20-61 - Desertion or nonsupport of wife, husband or children in necessitous circumstances.
- 20-61.1 - , 20-61.2
- 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 - Description unavailable
- 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 - Attorneys' 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 - Husband and wife competent as witnesses.
- 20-83 - Venue of offense.
- 20-83.1 - Transfer of cases between courts in certain instances.
- 20-84 - Extradition.
- 20-85 - , 20-86
- 20-87 - Arrest for violating directions, rules or regulations given by judge.
- 20-87.1 - Description unavailable
- 20-88 - Support of parents by children.
- 20-88.01 - Description unavailable
- 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; def...
- Chapter 5.1 - Civil Proceedings to Compel Support (20-88.1)
- Chapter 5.2 - Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (20-88.12)
- Chapter 5.3 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (20-88.32 thru 20-88.82)
- 20-88.32 - Definitions.
- 20-88.33 - Tribunals of the Commonwealth.
- 20-88.34 - Remedies cumulative.
- 20-88.35 - Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident.
- 20-88.36 - Duration of personal jurisdiction.
- 20-88.37 - Initiating and responding tribunal of this 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 - Petition to establish support order.
- 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 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 Common...
- 20-88.77:2 - Notice to issuing tribunal of modification
- 20-88.77:3 - Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country or political subdivision
- 20-88.78 - Proceeding to determine parentage.
- 20-88.79 - Grounds for rendition.
- 20-88.80 - Conditions of rendition.
- 20-88.81 - Uniformity of application and construction.
- 20-88.82 - Short title.
- Chapter 6 - Divorce, Affirmation and Annulment (20-89 thru 20-124)
- 20-100 - Description unavailable
- 20-101 - Description unavailable
- 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; how certified; same footing as deposition.
- 20-107 - Description unavailable
- 20-107.1 - Court may decree as to maintenance and support of spouses.
- 20-107.2 - Court may decree as to custody and support of minor children.
- 20-107.3 - Court may decree as to property 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.
- 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 - Description unavailable
- 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 - Description unavailable
- 20-124 - Sequestration of record.
- 20-89 - Description unavailable
- 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 - Description unavailable
- 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 - , 20-96.2
- 20-97 - Domicile and residential requirements for such suits.
- 20-98 - Description unavailable
- 20-99 - How such suits instituted and conducted; costs.
- 20-99.1 - Description unavailable
- 20-99.1:1 - How defendant may accept service; waive service
- 20-99.2 - Service in divorce and annulment cases.
- Chapter 6.1 - Custody and Visitation Arrangements for Minor Children (20-124.1 thru 20-124.6)
- 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 - Description unavailable
- 20-124.4 - Mediation.
- 20-124.5 - Notification of relocation.
- 20-124.6 - Access to minor's records.
- Chapter 6.2 - Virginia Military Parents Equal Protection Act (20-124.7 thru 20-124.10)
- Chapter 7 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (20-125)
- Chapter 7.1 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (20-146.1 thru 20-146.38)
- 20-146.1 - Definitions.
- 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.
- 20-146.2 - Proceedings governed by other law.
- 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.
- 20-146.3 - Application to Indian tribes.
- 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.
- 20-146.4 - 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.
- Chapter 8 - Premarital Agreement Act (20-147 thru 20-155)
- Chapter 9 - Status of Children of Assisted Conception (20-156 thru 20-165)
- 20-156 - Definitions.
- 20-157 - Virginia law to control.
- 20-158 - Parentage of child resulting from assisted conception.
- 20-159 - Surrogacy contracts permissible.
- 20-160 - Petition and hearing for court approval of surrogacy contract; requirements; orders.
- 20-161 - Termination of court-approved surrogacy contract.
- 20-162 - Contracts not approved by the court; requirements.
- 20-163 - Miscellaneous provisions related to all surrogacy contracts.
- 20-164 - Relation of parent and child.
- 20-165 - Surrogate brokers prohibited; penalty; liability of surrogate brokers.