What is required for a valid marriage in Virginia?
• You must have a valid marriage license at the time the ceremony is performed. To obtain one, you and your fiancÈ must sign an application issued by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the city or county where either of you usually lives, and pay the applicable license tax at the time the license is issued. • After you have obtained a valid marriage license, your marriage ceremony must be performed within 60 days of the date your license is issued. A qualified minister, any judge, or a person appointed by the court can perform the ceremony. • You cannot legally marry a relative closer to you than a cousin, even if the relationship is by half-blood. You cannot marry your step- or adopted brother, sister, child or parent, even if the adoption or step-relationship is by a previous marriage. • If you have been married before, you must first obtain a valid divorce in the previous marriage to marry again. • Virginia does not allow legal same-sex marriage or give any official status to such re
