Except as expressly provided by statute or by the constitution, a person, regardless of age, who has been married in accordance with the law of this state has the capacity and power of an adult, including the capacity to contract.
Tex. Fam. Code § 1.104
CAPACITY OF SPOUSE
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case in the Interest of E.W., a Child (2015)
Most recently applied in in the Interest of E.W., a Child (June 2015)
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.