Sec. 8.060. PUTATIVE SPOUSE. In a suit to declare a marriage void, a putative spouse who did not have knowledge of an existing impediment to a valid marriage may be awarded maintenance if otherwise qualified to receive maintenance under this chapter.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997. Renumbered from Sec. 8.010 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 807, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship
Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage
Subchapter B. Spousal Maintenance
Section 8.051. Eligibility for Maintenance
Section 8.052. Factors in Determining Maintenance
Section 8.054. Duration of Maintenance Order
Section 8.055. Amount of Maintenance
Section 8.057. Modification of Maintenance Order
Section 8.058. Maintenance Arrearages
Section 8.059. Enforcement of Maintenance Order
Section 8.060. Putative Spouse