The circuit court shall have jurisdiction of suits for annulling or affirming marriage and for divorces, and claims for separate maintenance, and such suits shall be heard by the judge as equitable claims.
Va. Code Ann. § 20-96
Jurisdiction of suits for annulment, affirmance or divorce
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Meade v. Meade (1986)
Most recently applied in Ragouzis v. Ragouzis (May 1990)
Code 1919, § 5105; 1922, p. 589; 1966, c. 449; 1975, c. 644; 1977, c. 624; 1979, c. 488; 1987, c. 171; 1989, c. 556; 2005, c. 681.
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