Bar though civil marriage dissolved
15 V.S.A. § 3
in effect3. Bar though civil marriage dissolved
If the relationship in those cases mentioned in section 1 of this title is founded on a civil marriage, the prohibition shall continue in force notwithstanding the dissolution of such marriage by death or divorce, unless the divorce is for a cause that shows the marriage to have been originally unlawful or void.
Amended 2009, No. 3, § 12a, eff. Sept. 1, 2009.
Source: Vermont General Assembly (legislature.vermont.gov)URL: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/15/001/00003Fetched: 10/21/2026
