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Chapter 1 - General Provisions
Subchapter A. Definitions
Section 1.001. Applicability of Definitions - Sec. 1.001. APPLICABILITY OF DEFINITIONS. (a) The definitions in this...
Section 1.002. Court - Sec. 1.002. COURT. "Court" means the district court, juvenile court...
Section 1.003. Suit for Dissolution of Marriage - Sec. 1.003. SUIT FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE. "Suit for dissolution...
Subchapter B. Public Policy
Section 1.101. Every Marriage Presumed Valid - Sec. 1.101. EVERY MARRIAGE PRESUMED VALID. In order to promote...
Section 1.102. Most Recent Marriage Presumed Valid - Sec. 1.102. MOST RECENT MARRIAGE PRESUMED VALID. When two or...
Section 1.103. Persons Married Elsewhere - Sec. 1.103. PERSONS MARRIED ELSEWHERE. The law of this state...
Section 1.104. Capacity of Spouse - Sec. 1.104. CAPACITY OF SPOUSE. Except as expressly provided by...
Section 1.105. Joinder in Civil Suits - Sec. 1.105. JOINDER IN CIVIL SUITS. (a) A spouse may...
Section 1.106. Criminal Conversation Not Authorized - Sec. 1.106. CRIMINAL CONVERSATION NOT AUTHORIZED. A right of action...
Section 1.107. Alienation of Affection Not Authorized - Sec. 1.107. ALIENATION OF AFFECTION NOT AUTHORIZED. A right of...
Section 1.108. Promise or Agreement Must Be in Writing - Sec. 1.108. PROMISE OR AGREEMENT MUST BE IN WRITING. A...
Section 1.109. Use of Digitized Signature - Sec. 1.109. USE OF DIGITIZED SIGNATURE. (a) A digitized signature...
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...