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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>59196</law_id><section_number>20-155</section_number><catch_line>Marital agreements</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="20">Domestic Relations</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="8">Premarital Agreement Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Married persons may enter into agreements with each other for the purpose of settling the rights and obligations of either or both of them, to the same extent, with the same effect, and subject to the same conditions, as provided in &#xA7;&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Application" href="/20-147/">20-147</a> through <a class="law" title="Prior agreements" href="/20-154/">20-154</a> for agreements between prospective spouses, except that such marital agreements shall become effective immediately upon their execution. If the terms of such agreement are (i) contained in a <span class="dictionary">court order</span> endorsed by <span class="dictionary">counsel</span> or the parties or (ii) recorded and transcribed by a <span class="dictionary">court reporter</span> and <span class="dictionary">affirmed</span> by the parties on the record personally, the agreement is not required to be in writing and is considered to be executed. A reconciliation of the parties after the signing of a separation or <span class="dictionary">property</span> <span class="dictionary">settlement</span> agreement shall abrogate such agreement unless otherwise expressly set forth in the agreement.</p></section></text><history>1987, c. 41; 1998, c. 638; 2003, cc. 662, 669.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
