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Tex. Fam. Code § 6.102

ANNULMENT OF MARRIAGE OF PERSON UNDER AGE 18

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Jawed Manjlai v. Nabila Hamid Manjlai (2014)

Most recently applied in Jenkins-Dyer v. Exxon Mobil Corp. (June 2016)

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

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(a) The court may grant an annulment of a marriage of a person 16 years of age or older but under 18 years of age that occurred without parental consent or without a court order as provided by Subchapters B and E, Chapter 2.

(b) A petition for annulment under this section may be filed by:

(1) a next friend for the benefit of the underage party;

(2) a parent; or

(3) the judicially designated managing conservator or guardian of the person of the underage party, whether an individual, authorized agency, or court.

(c) A suit filed under this subsection by a next friend is barred unless it is filed within 90 days after the date of the marriage.

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