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Tex. Gov't Code § 573.024

DETERMINATION OF AFFINITY

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Hudson v. State (2005)

Most recently applied in Hudson v. State (November 2005)

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff

(a) Two individuals are related to each other by affinity if:

(1) they are married to each other; or

(2) the spouse of one of the individuals is related by consanguinity to the other individual.

(b) The ending of a marriage by divorce or the death of a spouse ends relationships by affinity created by that marriage unless a child of that marriage is living, in which case the marriage is considered to continue as long as a child of that marriage lives.

(c) Subsection (b) applies to a member of the board of trustees of or an officer of a school district only until the youngest child of the marriage reaches the age of 21 years.

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