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Tex. Fam. Code § 2.003

APPLICATION FOR LICENSE BY MINOR

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Ex Parte Morales (2007)

Most recently applied in Ex Parte Morales (February 2007)

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff

(a) A person under 18 years of age may not marry unless the person has been granted by this state or another state a court order removing the disabilities of minority of the person for general purposes.

(b) In addition to the other requirements provided by this chapter, a person under 18 years of age applying for a license must provide to the county clerk:

(1) a court order granted by this state under Chapter 31 removing the disabilities of minority of the person for general purposes; or

(2) if the person is a nonresident minor, a certified copy of an order removing the disabilities of minority of the person for general purposes filed with this state under Section 31.007.

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