Virginia Code
Va. Code Ann. § 20-102 (2026)
When not necessary to allege or prove offer of reconciliation
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It shall not be necessary, in any suit for divorce from the bond of matrimony or from bed and board upon the ground of willful desertion or abandonment, to allege or prove an offer of reconciliation.
1938, p. 382; Michie Code 1942, § 5106a; 1975, c. 644.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1955–2018 · leading case: Nash v. Nash, 108 S.E.2d 350 (Va. 1959).
Nash v. Nash, 108 S.E.2d 350 (Va. 1959). “Code § 20-102” There we also said at page 701: # * Desertion in the case in judgment is shown by direct proof of the act of leaving and of the intention accompanying the act.”
Miller v. Miller, 85 S.E.2d 221 (Va. 1955). “Code § 20-102. In the first divorce case to reach this court, Bailey v.”
Michael J. Hill v. Brittney M. Thomas, No. 1113172 (Va. Ct. App. Apr. 17, 2018). “Code § 20-102.” 2 Id. Similarly, in the present case, husband’s failure to include facts alleging that he begged or pleaded with wife to stay (or to specifically state that he even opposed her leaving) does not render his complaint insufficient as a matter of law.”
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