11 chapters · 247 sections in this title.
16 V.I.C. § 101 Action for separation or dissolution of marriage
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A husband and wife may maintain an action against the other for a legal separation or the dissolution of the marriage contract, or to have the same declared void, as provided in this chapter.
16 V.I.C. § 102 Annulment of marriage
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(a) A marriage may be declared void from the beginning at the action of either party, for any of the causes specified in section 1 of this title and whether so declared or not shall be deemed and held to be void in any action or proceeding whatever in which the same may come in q…
16 V.I.C. § 103 Proceeding to declare marriage valid
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When either husband or wife claims or pretends that the marriage is void or voidable, as provided in sections 1 and 2 of this title, the same may be declared valid and lawful at the action of the other, and in such action the court may, if the pleadings and proof authorize it, de…
16 V.I.C. § 104 Legal separation or dissolution; evidence
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A decree granting a legal separation or dissolving a marriage may be entered when the court is satisfied from the evidence presented that there has been a breakdown of the marriage relationship to the extent that the legitimate objects of matrimony have been destroyed and there r…