Grounds for Divorce in Virginia
Part of "Grounds for Divorce in the United States"
Family Law research by Anke Tiedt of Crouch
& Crouch, 2101 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 950, Arlington, Virginia
22201; (703) 528-6700; crouch@patriot.net
- one year of separation without any cohabitation
- six months of separation and full property settlement agreement without
any cohabitation (without minor children)
- willful desertion for more than one year
- sodomy or buggery committed outside marriage
- adultery
- conviction of either party of felony and confinement for more than one
year
- cruelty (divorce after one year of separation for cruelty)
Code: 20-91
Information has been checked against state statutes as of 1997
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