{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-20-38.1","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 20-38.1","heading":"Certain marriages prohibited","body":"The following marriages are prohibited:1. A marriage entered into prior to the dissolution of an earlier marriage of one of the parties;2. A marriage between an ancestor and descendant, or between siblings, whether the relationship is by the half or the whole blood or by adoption;3. A marriage between an uncle or aunt and a nephew or niece, whether the relationship is by the half or the whole blood.1975, c. 644; 1978, c. 647; 2020, c. 900.","path":["Title 20. Domestic Relations","Chapter 3. Unlawful Marriages Generally"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/20-38.1/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:44Z","sha256":"4a3c0d508add37a61549fd893d0063c40d9cf05e399f2ae16cbbc362ed8e9f22","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-20-38","next":"us-va/va.-code-20-39"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}