Full question:
I live in Virginia with my daughter. I have a boyfriend and we are thinking of getting married. I would like to know if my daughter will be considered as legitimate if I get married to him?
- Category: Paternity
- Date:
- State: Virginia
Answer:
Yes, in Virginia, if a person having a child intermarries with the father or mother and if such child is recognized by both the parties as their own child, jointly or separately, before or after marriage, it shall be considered as legitimate.Per Virginia Code Annotated §20.31.1:
“If a person, having had a child, shall afterwards intermarry with the mother or father, such child if recognized by both of them, as their own child, jointly or separately, before or after marriage, shall be deemed legitimate.
The issue of marriages prohibited by law, deemed null or void or dissolved by a court shall nevertheless be legitimate.”
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