{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-20-43","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 20-43","heading":"Bigamous marriages void without decree","body":"All marriages that are prohibited by law on account of either of the parties having a former spouse then living shall be absolutely void, without any decree of divorce or other legal process.Code 1919, § 5087; 2020, c. 900.","path":["Title 20. Domestic Relations","Chapter 3. Unlawful Marriages Generally"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/20-43/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:44Z","sha256":"ec3ad021435e274a2cd027ea84ef1ea6233755f2a9f9243690d49cc1d4144c52","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-20-41","next":"us-va/va.-code-20-44"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}