§ 83. Qualification of officer performing ceremony and issuance of certificate; fee; time limitation
(a) The clerk, his deputy, any ordained minister of an established church or any officer authorized by law of the Virgin Islands to administer oaths and take acknowledgments is qualified to perform a Vesper Marriage Ceremony. (b) Upon the performance of a vesper marriage the officer or minister shall issue a Certificate of Vesper Marriage, […]
§ 84. Rights and privileges; obligations; taxation and pension exception
(a) Couples joined in vesper marriage are entitled to and shall enjoy all of the rights and privileges afforded married couples generally, except as otherwise provided herein and as pertains to taxation and the receipt of pension benefits. (b) Each party to a vesper marriage shall owe to the other the duties and obligations of […]
§ 85. Termination and dissolution
(a) (1) At any time during the first year of the marriage either party may terminate the marriage relationship by ceasing to live with the other party, notifying the other party in writing of his or her intent to file a Notice of Termination and by filing a Notice of Termination in the Superior Court […]
§ 86. Property held by the entirety; testamentary disposition to spouse
Nothing contained in this subchapter shall be construed as prohibiting the acquisition, by the parties to a vesper marriage, of property by the entirety nor shall it be construed as preventing or limiting the right of either spouse to dispose of his or her estate by testamentary disposition including the right to bequeath and devise […]
§ 69. Property acquired by labor of wife
The property, either real or personal, acquired by any married woman during coverture by her own labor shall not be liable for the debts, contracts, or liabilities of her husband, but shall in all respects be subject to the same exemptions and liabilities as property owned at the time of her marriage or afterwards acquired […]
§ 70. Liability for civil injuries committed by married woman
For all civil injuries committed by a married woman damages may be recovered from her alone, and her husband shall not be responsible therefor, except in case where he would be jointly responsible with her if the marriage did not exist.
§ 71. Contracts and liabilities of wife
Contracts may be made by a wife, and liabilities incurred, and the same enforced by or against her to the same extent and in the same manner as if she were unmarried.
§ 81. Definition
A vesper marriage is a civil contract by and between two competent persons of opposite sex, each of whom shall have attained the age of sixty years, by which the parties agree to live together in the relationship of husband and wife without acquiring any interest in or claim upon the marital estate, property and […]
§ 82. Application for and issuance of license
(a) Upon a form to be provided by the clerk, the parties may apply to the Superior Court for a license to contract a vesper marriage. The application form shall contain the following statements: (1) That each of the parties has attained the age of sixty years; (2) That each of the parties is free […]
§ 64. Conveyances, transfers and liens between spouses
A conveyance, transfer or lien executed by either husband or wife to or in favor of the other, shall be valid to the same extent as between other persons.