In the cases mentioned in § 20-38.1, in which the relationship is founded on a marriage, the prohibition shall continue in force, notwithstanding the dissolution of such marriage by death or by divorce, unless the divorce be for a cause which made the marriage originally unlawful or void.\nCode 1919, § 5086; 1976, c. 356.
Virginia Legal Code
§ 20.39
Source: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/20-39/· Version 2026