Va. Code » Title 20. Domestic Relations » Chapter 6. Divorce, Affirmation and Annulment
Virginia Code

Va. Code Ann. § 20-120 (2026)

Revocation of decree from bed and board

✓ current as of May 2026
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section VA-LISlaw.lis.virginia.gov JustiaTitle on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

A decree of divorce from bed and board entered in a suit pursuant to § 20-95 shall at any time thereafter, upon submission of an order endorsed by both parties or counsel, be revoked by the same court which entered such decree of divorce.

Code 1919, § 5115; 1926, p. 859; 1934, p. 21; 1942, p. 158; 1946, p. 264; 1948, p. 539; 1975, c. 644; 1984, c. 537.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1979–1999 · leading case: Stewart v. Commonwealth, 252 S.E.2d 329 (Va. 1979).
Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment
Stewart v. Commonwealth, 252 S.E.2d 329 (Va. 1979). · cites it 2× “Stewart had been awarded a divorce from the bond of matrimony, except that the Stewarts had the right, under Code § 20-120, to make a joint application, supported by evidence of reconciliation, to the same court that awarded the a mensa decree for revocation of that decree.”
Crenshaw v. Crenshaw, 408 S.E.2d 556 (Va. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 4× “The a mensa et thoro decree had not been revoked in accordance with the provisions of Code § 20-120, which prescribes: A decree of divorce from bed and board entered in a suit pursuant to [Code] § 20-95 shall at any time thereafter, upon submission of an order endorsed by both…”
Fauci v. Fauci, 50 Va. Cir. 229 (Norfolk Cir. Ct. 1999). “Those provisions are now found in §§ 20-120 and 20-121. Since 1948 the Code has allowed a revocation of a decree a mensa et thoro “at any time,” but in 1948 under then § 5115, a decree a mensa et thoro could be merged into a decree a viniculo matrimonii *230 on the motion of the…”
Cohen v. Cohen, 5 Va. Cir. 220 (Highland Cir. Ct. 1984). “The Court agrees with the position of the Defendant that he must prove reconciliation by a preponderance of the evidence and that mutual application pursuant to Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, § 20-120 is not controlling or applicable.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.