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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>353589</law_id><section_number>20-149</section_number><catch_line>Formalities of premarital agreement</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="56" identifier="20">Domestic Relations</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="16" identifier="8">Premarital Agreement Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>A <span class="dictionary">premarital agreement</span> shall be in writing and signed by both parties. Such agreement shall be enforceable without consideration and shall become effective upon marriage.</p></section></text><history>1985, c. 434; 1986, c. 201.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
