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Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 71.005

EVIDENCE RELATING TO MARITAL STATUS

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case General Motors Corp. v. Saenz (1992)

Most recently applied in General Motors Corp. v. Saenz (May 1992)

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff

In an action under this subchapter, evidence of the actual ceremonial remarriage of the surviving spouse is admissible, if it is true, but the defense is prohibited from directly or indirectly mentioning or alluding to a common-law marriage, an extramarital relationship, or the marital prospects of the surviving spouse.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.