Texas Statutes
Subtitle A - Marriage
Chapter 2 - The Marriage Relationship

Subchapter A. Application for Marriage License

Section 2.001. Marriage License - Sec. 2.001. MARRIAGE LICENSE. (a) A man and a woman...

Section 2.002. Application for License - Sec. 2.002. APPLICATION FOR LICENSE. Except as provided by Section...

Section 2.003. Application for License by Minor - Sec. 2.003. APPLICATION FOR LICENSE BY MINOR. (a) A person...

Section 2.004. Application Form - Sec. 2.004. APPLICATION FORM. (a) The county clerk shall furnish...

Section 2.005. Proof of Identity and Age - Sec. 2.005. PROOF OF IDENTITY AND AGE. (a) The county...

Section 2.006. Absent Applicant - Sec. 2.006. ABSENT APPLICANT. (a) If an applicant who is...

Section 2.007. Affidavit of Absent Applicant - Sec. 2.007. AFFIDAVIT OF ABSENT APPLICANT. The affidavit of an...

Section 2.0071. Maintenance of Records by Clerk Relating to License for Absent Applicant - Sec. 2.0071. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS BY CLERK RELATING TO LICENSE...

Section 2.008. Execution of Application by Clerk - Sec. 2.008. EXECUTION OF APPLICATION BY CLERK. (a) The county...

Section 2.009. Issuance of License - Sec. 2.009. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 2.0091. Application for and Issuance of License Through Remote Technology - Sec. 2.0091. APPLICATION FOR AND ISSUANCE OF LICENSE THROUGH REMOTE...

Section 2.010. AIDS Information; Posting on Internet - Sec. 2.010. AIDS INFORMATION; POSTING ON INTERNET. The Department of...

Section 2.012. Violation by County Clerk; Penalty - Sec. 2.012. VIOLATION BY COUNTY CLERK; PENALTY. A county clerk...

Section 2.013. Premarital Education Courses - Sec. 2.013. PREMARITAL EDUCATION COURSES. (a) Each person applying for...

Section 2.014. Family Trust Fund - Sec. 2.014. FAMILY TRUST FUND. (a) The family trust fund...

Subchapter B. Underage Applicants

Section 2.101. General Age Requirement - Sec. 2.101. GENERAL AGE REQUIREMENT. A county clerk may not...

Subchapter C. Ceremony and Return of License

Section 2.201. Expiration of License - Sec. 2.201. EXPIRATION OF LICENSE. If a marriage ceremony has...

Section 2.202. Persons Authorized to Conduct Ceremony - Sec. 2.202. PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO CONDUCT CEREMONY. (a) The following...

Section 2.203. Ceremony - Sec. 2.203. CEREMONY. (a) On receiving an unexpired marriage license,...

Section 2.204. 72-Hour Waiting Period; Exceptions - Sec. 2.204. 72-HOUR WAITING PERIOD; EXCEPTIONS. (a) Except as provided...

Section 2.205. Discrimination in Conducting Marriage Prohibited - Sec. 2.205. DISCRIMINATION IN CONDUCTING MARRIAGE PROHIBITED. (a) A person...

Section 2.206. Return of License; Penalty - Sec. 2.206. RETURN OF LICENSE; PENALTY. (a) The person who...

Section 2.207. Marriage Conducted After License Expired; Penalty - Sec. 2.207. MARRIAGE CONDUCTED AFTER LICENSE EXPIRED; PENALTY. (a) A...

Section 2.208. Recording and Delivery of License - Sec. 2.208. RECORDING AND DELIVERY OF LICENSE. (a) The county...

Section 2.209. Duplicate License - Sec. 2.209. DUPLICATE LICENSE. (a) On request, the county clerk...

Subchapter D. Validity of Marriage

Section 2.301. Fraud, Mistake, or Illegality in Obtaining License - Sec. 2.301. FRAUD, MISTAKE, OR ILLEGALITY IN OBTAINING LICENSE. Except...

Section 2.302. Ceremony Conducted by Unauthorized Person - Sec. 2.302. CEREMONY CONDUCTED BY UNAUTHORIZED PERSON. The validity of...

Subchapter E. Marriage Without Formalities

Section 2.401. Proof of Informal Marriage - Sec. 2.401. PROOF OF INFORMAL MARRIAGE. (a) In a judicial,...

Section 2.402. Declaration and Registration of Informal Marriage - Sec. 2.402. DECLARATION AND REGISTRATION OF INFORMAL MARRIAGE. (a) A...

Section 2.403. Proof of Identity and Age; Offense - Sec. 2.403. PROOF OF IDENTITY AND AGE; OFFENSE. (a) The...

Section 2.404. Recording of Certificate or Declaration of Informal Marriage - Sec. 2.404. RECORDING OF CERTIFICATE OR DECLARATION OF INFORMAL MARRIAGE....

Section 2.405. Violation by County Clerk; Penalty - Sec. 2.405. VIOLATION BY COUNTY CLERK; PENALTY. A county clerk...

Subchapter F. Rights and Duties of Spouses

Section 2.501. Duty to Support - Sec. 2.501. DUTY TO SUPPORT. (a) Each spouse has the...

Subchapter G. Freedom of Religion With Respect to Recognizing or Performing Certain Marriages

Section 2.601. Rights of Certain Religious Organizations - Sec. 2.601. RIGHTS OF CERTAIN RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS. A religious organization,...

Section 2.602. Discrimination Against Religious Organization Prohibited - Sec. 2.602. DISCRIMINATION AGAINST RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION PROHIBITED. A refusal to...