Marriage & divorce

The governing law

Tex. Fam. Code — Chapter 1

• Tex. Fam. Code § 1.001 Tex. Family Code Sec. 1.001. APPLICABILITY OF DEFINITIONS.
• Tex. Fam. Code § 1.002 Tex. Family Code Sec. 1.002. COURT. "Court" means the district court, juvenile court having the jurisdiction of a district court, or other court expressly given jurisdiction of a s
• Tex. Fam. Code § 1.003 Tex. Family Code Sec. 1.003. SUIT FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE. "Suit for dissolution of a marriage" includes a suit for divorce or annulment or to declare a marriage void.
• Tex. Fam. Code § 1.101 Tex. Family Code Sec. 1.101. EVERY MARRIAGE PRESUMED VALID. In order to promote the public health and welfare and to provide the necessary records, this code specifies detailed rul
• Tex. Fam. Code § 1.102 Tex. Family Code Sec. 1.102. MOST RECENT MARRIAGE PRESUMED VALID. When two or more marriages of a person to different spouses are alleged, the most recent marriage is presumed to b
• Tex. Fam. Code § 1.103 Tex. Family Code Sec. 1.103. PERSONS MARRIED ELSEWHERE. The law of this state applies to persons married elsewhere who are domiciled in this state.
• Tex. Fam. Code § 1.104 Tex. Family Code Sec. 1.104. CAPACITY OF SPOUSE. Except as expressly provided by statute or by the constitution, a person, regardless of age, who has been married in accordance wit
• Tex. Fam. Code § 1.105 Tex. Family Code Sec. 1.105. JOINDER IN CIVIL SUITS.
• Tex. Fam. Code § 1.106 Tex. Family Code Sec. 1.106. CRIMINAL CONVERSATION NOT AUTHORIZED. A right of action by one spouse against a third party for criminal conversation is not authorized in this state.
• Tex. Fam. Code § 1.107 Tex. Family Code Sec. 1.107. ALIENATION OF AFFECTION NOT AUTHORIZED. A right of action by one spouse against a third party for alienation of affection is not authorized in this sta
• Tex. Fam. Code § 1.108 Tex. Family Code Sec. 1.108. PROMISE OR AGREEMENT MUST BE IN WRITING. A promise or agreement made on consideration of marriage or nonmarital conjugal cohabitation is not enforceabl
• Tex. Fam. Code § 1.109 Tex. Family Code Sec. 1.109. USE OF DIGITIZED SIGNATURE.

Tex. Fam. Code — Chapter 2

• Tex. Fam. Code § 2.001 Tex. Family Code Sec. 2.001. MARRIAGE LICENSE.
• Tex. Fam. Code § 2.002 Tex. Family Code Sec. 2.002. APPLICATION FOR LICENSE. Except as provided by Section 2.006, each person applying for a license must:
• Tex. Fam. Code § 2.003 Tex. Family Code Sec. 2.003. APPLICATION FOR LICENSE BY MINOR.
• Tex. Fam. Code § 2.004 Tex. Family Code Sec. 2.004. APPLICATION FORM.
• Tex. Fam. Code § 2.005 Tex. Family Code Sec. 2.005. PROOF OF IDENTITY AND AGE.
• Tex. Fam. Code § 2.006 Tex. Family Code Sec. 2.006. ABSENT APPLICANT.
• Tex. Fam. Code § 2.007 Tex. Family Code Sec. 2.007. AFFIDAVIT OF ABSENT APPLICANT. The affidavit of an absent applicant must include:
• Tex. Fam. Code § 2.008 Tex. Family Code Sec. 2.008. EXECUTION OF APPLICATION BY CLERK.
• Tex. Fam. Code § 2.009 Tex. Family Code Sec. 2.009. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE.
• Tex. Fam. Code § 2.010 Tex. Family Code Sec. 2.010. AIDS INFORMATION; POSTING ON INTERNET. The Department of State Health Services shall prepare and make available to the public on its Internet website i
• Tex. Fam. Code § 2.012 Tex. Family Code Sec. 2.012. VIOLATION BY COUNTY CLERK; PENALTY. A county clerk or deputy county clerk who violates or fails to comply with this subchapter commits an offense. An o
• Tex. Fam. Code § 2.013 Tex. Family Code Sec. 2.013. PREMARITAL EDUCATION COURSES.
• Tex. Fam. Code § 2.014 Tex. Family Code Sec. 2.014. FAMILY TRUST FUND.
• Tex. Fam. Code § 2.0071 Tex. Family Code Sec. 2.0071. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS BY CLERK RELATING TO LICENSE FOR ABSENT APPLICANT. A county clerk who issues a marriage license for an absent applicant shall m
• Tex. Fam. Code § 2.0091 Tex. Family Code Sec. 2.0091. APPLICATION FOR AND ISSUANCE OF LICENSE THROUGH REMOTE TECHNOLOGY.
• Tex. Fam. Code § 2.101 Tex. Family Code Sec. 2.101. GENERAL AGE REQUIREMENT. A county clerk may not issue a marriage license if either applicant is under 18 years of age, unless each underage applicant s
• Tex. Fam. Code § 2.201 Tex. Family Code Sec. 2.201. EXPIRATION OF LICENSE. If a marriage ceremony has not been conducted before the 90th day after the date the license is issued, the marriage license exp
• Tex. Fam. Code § 2.202 Tex. Family Code Sec. 2.202. PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO CONDUCT CEREMONY.

Representative cases

1. In re Petition for Involuntary Dissolution of Fredcris, 101 So.2d 49 matched by keyword "dissolution"; cited by 12 cases
2. In re the Judicial Dissolution of Kemp & Beatley, Inc., /ny-2d/64/0063-01 matched by keyword "dissolution"; cited by 11 cases
3. In re the Dissolution of Seagroatt Floral Co., /ny-2d/78/0439-01 matched by keyword "dissolution"; cited by 10 cases
4. In re the Voluntary Dissolution of the Home Provident Safety Fund Ass'n, /ny/129/0288-01 matched by keyword "dissolution"; cited by 8 cases
5. B-T Dissolution, Inc. v. Provident Life & Accident Insurance, 101 F. Supp. 2d 930 matched by keyword "dissolution"; cited by 7 cases
6. In re Petition for the Involuntary Dissolution of Fredcris, Inc., 108 So.2d 901 matched by keyword "dissolution"; cited by 5 cases
7. Collie v. Wehr Dissolution Corp., 345 F. Supp. 2d 555 matched by keyword "dissolution"; cited by 5 cases
8. In re the Voluntary Dissolution of Hulbert Bros., /ny/160/0009-01 matched by keyword "dissolution"; cited by 4 cases
9. In re Dissolution of Marriage of Lazor, /ohio-st-3d/59/0201-01 matched by keyword "dissolution"; cited by 4 cases
10. B-T Dissolution, Inc. v. Provident Life & Accident Insurance, 175 F. Supp. 2d 978 matched by keyword "dissolution"; cited by 4 cases

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