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 […]
(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 […]
(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, […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
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 […]
