The common-law defense of interspousal immunity in tort is abolished and shall not constitute a valid defense to any such cause of action arising on or after July 1, 1981.
Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-220.1
Defense of interspousal immunity abolished as to certain causes of action arising on or after July 1, 1981
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Doe v. Bruton Parish Church (1997)
Most recently applied in Doe v. Bruton Parish Church (July 1997)
1981, c. 451.
Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.