The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 15 : Domestic Relations
Chapter 001 : Civil Marriage
(Cite as: 15 V.S.A. § 4)-
§ 4. Civil marriage contracted while one in force
Civil marriages contracted while either party is legally married or joined in civil union to a living person other than the party to that marriage shall be void. (Amended 1999, No. 91 (Adj. Sess.), § 24; 2009, No. 3, §§ 4, 12a, eff. Sept. 1, 2009.)