In a suit to declare a marriage void, a putative spouse who did not have knowledge of an existing impediment to a valid marriage may be awarded maintenance if otherwise qualified to receive maintenance under this chapter.
Tex. Fam. Code § 8.060
PUTATIVE SPOUSE
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Mark Belliveau v. Janet Whelan (2019)
Most recently applied in Mark Belliveau v. Janet Whelan (July 2019)
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.