{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-20-39","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 20-39","heading":"Prohibition continues notwithstanding dissolution of previous marriage","body":"In the cases mentioned in § 20-38.1, in which the relationship is founded on a marriage, the prohibition shall continue in force, notwithstanding the dissolution of such marriage by death or by divorce, unless the divorce be for a cause which made the marriage originally unlawful or void.Code 1919, § 5086; 1976, c. 356.","path":["Title 20. DOMESTIC RELATIONS","Chapter 3. UNLAWFUL MARRIAGES GENERALLY"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/20-39/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:44Z","sha256":"10f6dd477fb06a3808aae79924b4f40b406516773f0fe9ea0c2d028a55fe7cac","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-20-38.1","next":"us-va/va.-code-20-40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}