11 chapters · 291 sections in this title.
Va. Code Ann. § 20-91 Grounds for divorce from bond of matrimony; contents of decree
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A. A divorce from the bond of matrimony may be decreed: (1) For adultery that occurred prior to the date of the last separation of the parties; or for sodomy or buggery committed outside the marriage; (2) [Repealed.] (3) Where either of the parties subsequent to the marriage has …
Va. Code Ann. § 20-93 Insanity of guilty party after commencement of desertion no defense
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When the suit is for divorce from the bond of matrimony for willful desertion or abandonment, it shall be no defense that the guilty party has, since the commencement of such desertion, and within one year thereafter, become and has been adjudged insane, but at the expiration of …
Va. Code Ann. § 20-94 Effect of cohabitation after knowledge of adultery, sodomy or buggery; lapse of five years
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When the suit is for divorce for adultery, sodomy, or buggery, the divorce shall not be granted, if it appear that the parties voluntarily cohabited after the knowledge of the fact of adultery, sodomy or buggery, or that it occurred more than five years before the institution of …
Va. Code Ann. § 20-95 Grounds for divorces from bed and board
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A divorce from bed and board may be decreed for cruelty, reasonable apprehension of bodily hurt, willful desertion, abandonment, or on the application of either party upon the parties living separate and apart with the intent of at least one of the parties to remain separate and …