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Tex. Fam. Code § 6.307

JURISDICTION TO DECLARE MARRIAGE VOID

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case In Re Marriage of JB and HB (2010)

Most recently applied in In Re Marriage of JB and HB (December 2010)

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

(a) Either party to a marriage made void by this chapter may sue to have the marriage declared void, or the court may declare the marriage void in a collateral proceeding.

(b) The court may declare a marriage void only if:

(1) the purported marriage was contracted in this state; or

(2) either party is domiciled in this state.

(c) A suit to have a marriage declared void is a suit in rem, affecting the status of the parties to the purported 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.