{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-20-121.01","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 20-121.01","heading":"Decree of divorce from bonds of matrimony without decree from bed and board","body":"In any case where willful desertion or cruelty is the ground for divorce and the bill of complaint prays for a divorce from bed and board the court may enter a decree of divorce from the bonds of matrimony without the entry of a decree from bed and board if the statutory period, as set out in § 20-121, has elapsed prior to the entry of said decree and if the court shall be of the opinion that no reconciliation has taken place, or is probable.1956, c. 93; 1970, c. 538; 1975, c. 644.","path":["Title 20. DOMESTIC RELATIONS","Chapter 6. DIVORCE, AFFIRMATION AND ANNULMENT"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/20-121.01/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:44Z","sha256":"ffc37546164bcbad51868ad1eff5799654f79fd0d9feda928d0852c6435ea2ae","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-20-121","next":"us-va/va.-code-20-121.02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}