Chapter 6 Divorce, Affirmation and Annulment

This chapter is comprised of the following sections:
  • §20-100 Repealed
  • §20-101 Repealed
  • §20-102 When not necessary to allege or prove offer of reconciliation
  • §20-103 Court may make orders pending suit for divorce, custody or visitation, etc
  • §20-104 Order of publication against nonresident defendant
  • §20-104.1 Orders of publication may be combined
  • §20-105 Permissible form for orders of publication
  • §20-105.1 Alternative procedures
  • §20-106 Testimony may be required to be given orally; evidence by affidavit
  • §20-107 Repealed
  • §20-107.1 Court may decree as to maintenance and support of spouses
  • §20-107.1:1 Court may decree as to maintenance of life insurance policy
  • §20-107.2 Court may decree as to custody and support of children
  • §20-107.3 Court may decree as to property and debts of the parties
  • §20-108 Revision and alteration of such decrees
  • §20-108.1 Determination of child or spousal support
  • §20-108.2 Guideline for determination of child support; quadrennial review by Child Support Guidelines Review Panel; executive summary
  • §20-109 Changing maintenance and support for a spouse; effect of stipulations as to maintenance and support for a spouse; cessation upon cohabitation, remarriage, or death; effect of retirement
  • §20-109.1 Affirmation, ratification and incorporation by reference in decree of agreement between parties
  • §20-110 Maintenance and support for a spouse to cease on remarriage
  • §20-111 Decree of divorce from bond of matrimony extinguishes contingent property rights
  • §20-111.1 Revocation of death benefits by divorce or annulment
  • §20-112 Notice when proceedings reopened
  • §20-113 Procedure when respondent fails to perform order for support and maintenance of child or spouse or owes support and maintenance or additional support and maintenance
  • §20-114 Recognizance for compliance with order or decree
  • §20-115 Commitment and sentence for failure to comply with order or decree
  • §20-116 Effect of divorce from bed and board and what court may decree
  • §20-117 Divorce from bond of matrimony after divorce from bed and board
  • §20-118 Prohibition of remarriage pending appeal from divorce decree; certain marriages validated
  • §20-119 Repealed
  • §20-120 Revocation of decree from bed and board
  • §20-121 Merger of decree for divorce from bed and board with decree for divorce from bond of matrimony
  • §20-121.01 Decree of divorce from bonds of matrimony without decree from bed and board
  • §20-121.02 Decree of divorce without amended bill or amended cross-bill
  • §20-121.03 Identifying information confidential; separate addendum
  • §20-121.1 Reinstatement of suit
  • §20-121.2 Validation of absolute divorce granted where no decree from bed and board
  • §20-121.3 Validation of certain divorces granted prior to April 23, 1962
  • §20-121.4 Restoration of former name
  • §20-122 Advertising offer to obtain divorces
  • §20-123 Repealed
  • §20-124 Sequestration of record
  • §20-89 Repealed
  • §20-89.1 Suit to annul marriage
  • §20-90 Suit to affirm marriage
  • §20-91 Grounds for divorce from bond of matrimony; contents of decree
  • §20-92 Repealed
  • §20-93 Insanity of guilty party after commencement of desertion no defense
  • §20-94 Effect of cohabitation after knowledge of adultery, sodomy or buggery; lapse of five years
  • §20-95 Grounds for divorces from bed and board
  • §20-96 Jurisdiction of suits for annulment, affirmance or divorce
  • §20-96.1 Repealed
  • §20-97 Domicile and residential requirements for suits for annulment, affirmance, or divorce
  • §20-98 Repealed
  • §20-99 How such suits instituted and conducted; costs
  • §20-99.1 Repealed
  • §20-99.1:1 How defendant may accept service; waive service
  • §20-99.2 Service in divorce and annulment cases