Virginia Code
Va. Code Ann. § 20-99.2 (2026)
Service in divorce and annulment cases
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A. In any suit for divorce or annulment or affirmation of a marriage, process may be served in any manner authorized under § 8.01-296 or 8.01-320.
B. Any such process served prior to July 1, 1984, shall not be invalidated solely because service was made as prescribed under § 8.01-296.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2005–2021 · leading case: Evans v. Evans (Va. 2021).
Evans v. Evans (Va. 2021). “01-296 provides the general rules for service of process and allows for notice by an order of publication only if a party cannot effectuate service on the defendant by personal (1999).”
Wesley C. Smith v. Cheri Smith (Va. Ct. App. 2008). “Issue (5) Husband argues the trial court lacked personal jurisdiction over him on the ground that he was never served with wife’s bill of complaint as required by Code §§ 20-99.2, 8.01-296, and 8.01-288. Assuming, without deciding, that service of the bill of complaint on…”
Small v. Lehman, 67 Va. Cir. 192 (Fairfax Cir. Ct. 2005). “2 was invalid, as (1) the court did not have personal jurisdiction over her as the initial process had not been served upon her and (2) she had not been served with notice of entry of the decree in accordance with § 20-99.2. After taking evidence, Judge Arthur B.”
Va. Code Ann. § 20-99.2(A): 1 case
Evans v. Evans (Va. 2021). “01-296 provides the general rules for service of process and allows for notice by an order of publication only if a party cannot effectuate service on the defendant by personal (1999).”
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