A decree of nullity of civil marriage, if pronounced during the lifetime of the parties,
shall be conclusive evidence of the invalidity of the marriage in all courts and proceedings.
If such decree is pronounced after the death of either of the parties to the civil
marriage, it shall be conclusive only as against the parties in the action and those
claiming under them. (Amended 2009, No. 3, § 12a, eff. Sept. 1, 2009.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1992–2014 · leading case: Cameron v. Rollo, 2014 VT 40 (Vt. 2014).
Cameron v. Rollo, 2014 VT 40 (Vt. 2014). “By statute, the marriage of a person “having a wife or husband living .”
Klittner v. Steiner, 610 A.2d 149 (Vt. 1992). “See also 15 V.S.A. § 519 (decree of nullity of marriage “pronounced after the death of either of the parties to the marriage .”
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