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Tex. Est. Code § 123.102

APPLICATION TO VOID MARRIAGE AFTER DEATH

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Estate of Matthews (2016)

Most recently applied in Estate of Matthews (August 2016)

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff

(a) Subject to Subsection (c), if a proceeding described by Section 123.101(a) is not pending on the date of a decedent's death, an interested person may file an application with the court requesting that the court void the marriage of the decedent if:

(1) on the date of the decedent's death, the decedent was married; and

(2) that marriage commenced not earlier than three years before the date of the decedent's death.

(b) The notice applicable to a proceeding for a declaratory judgment under Chapter 37, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, applies to a proceeding under Subsection (a).

(c) An application authorized by Subsection (a) may not be filed after the first anniversary of the date of the decedent's death.

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