Vermont Statutes Annotated
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 15, § 4 (2026)
Civil marriage contracted while one in force
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(Cite as: 15 V.S.A. § 4)
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§ 4. Civil marriage contracted while one in force
Civil marriages contracted while either party is legally married or joined in civil union to a living person other than the party to that marriage shall be void. (Amended 1999, No. 91 (Adj. Sess.), § 24; 2009, No. 3, §§ 4, 12a, eff. Sept. 1, 2009.)
Notes of Decisions
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cases, 2012–2016 · leading case: Neyman, F. v. Buckley, F., 153 A.3d 1010 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2016).
Neyman, F. v. Buckley, F., 153 A.3d 1010 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2016). “See 15 V.S.A. §§ 4, 1204(c). Effective in 2012, Vermont amended its divorce and civil union law to address the specific problem faced by “same-sex out-of-state couples joined in a Vermont civil union or marriage because their state of residence does not recognize their union or…”
Elia-Warnken v. Elia, 972 N.E.2d 17 (Mass. 2012). “See Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 15, §§ 4 , 511 (LexisNexis 2010).”
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