Every marriage in this Commonwealth shall be under a license and solemnized in the manner herein provided.
Va. Code Ann. § 20-13
License and solemnization required
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case Hazelwood v. Hazelwood (1976)
Most recently applied in 87 Va. Cir. 160 - MacDougall v. Levick (October 2013)
Code 1919, § 5071.
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