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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>353593</law_id><section_number>20-152</section_number><catch_line>Limitation of actions</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>Any <span class="dictionary">statute of limitations</span> applicable to an action asserting a claim for relief under a <span class="dictionary">premarital agreement</span> is tolled during the marriage of the parties to the agreement. However, <span class="dictionary">equitable</span> defenses limiting the time for enforcement, including laches and estoppel, are available to either <span class="dictionary">party</span>.</p></section></text><history>1985, c. 434; 1986, c. 201.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
