11 chapters · 247 sections in this title.
16 V.I.C. § 1 Void marriages
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(a) A marriage is prohibited and void from the beginning, without being so decreed and its nullity may be shown in any collateral proceeding, when it is between—(1) a man and his grandmother, grandfather's wife, wife's grandmother, father's sister, mother's sister, mother, stepmo…
16 V.I.C. § 2 Voidable marriages
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A marriage is illegal and shall be void from the time its nullity is declared by decree, if either party thereto— (1) is an idiot or a person adjudged a lunatic; (2) has consented thereto by reason of fraud or force; (3) is incapable, from physical causes, of entering into the ma…
16 V.I.C. § 3 Institution of proceeding to declare marriage null
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(a) A proceeding to declare the nullity of a marriage may be instituted in the case of—(1) an infant under the age of consent by such infant, through a next friend, or by the parents or guardian of such infant; or(2) an idiot or lunatic by next friend. (1) an infant under the age…
16 V.I.C. § 31 Nature of marriage
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Marriage is hereby declared to be a civil contract which may be entered into between a male and a female in accordance with law.