COLEMAN, Judge.
In this appeal from a declaratory judgment and divorce decree, we hold that a proxy marriage celebrated in England will not be recognized as a valid marriage in Virginia. Accordingly, we hold that the trial judge erred by declaring the Farahs' marriage to be valid in Virginia based on the trial judge's finding that the marriage was valid under Islamic or Pakistani law. Thus, because no valid marriage existed under Virginia law, the trial judge erred...
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