by admin | May 14, 2021 | Family Law, Texas
(a) The county clerk shall require proof of the identity and age of each party to the declaration of informal marriage to be established by a document listed in Section 2.005(b).(b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly provides false, fraudulent, or...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Family Law, Texas
(a) A declaration of informal marriage must be signed on a form prescribed by the bureau of vital statistics and provided by the county clerk. Each party to the declaration shall provide the information required in the form.(b) The declaration form must contain: (1) a...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Family Law, Texas
(a) In a judicial, administrative, or other proceeding, the marriage of a man and woman may be proved by evidence that: (1) a declaration of their marriage has been signed as provided by this subchapter; or(2) the man and woman agreed to be married and after the...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Family Law, Texas
The validity of a marriage is not affected by the lack of authority of the person conducting the marriage ceremony if:(1) there was a reasonable appearance of authority by that person;(2) at least one party to the marriage participated in the ceremony in good faith...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Family Law, Texas
Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the validity of a marriage is not affected by any fraud, mistake, or illegality that occurred in obtaining the marriage license.Tex. Fam. Code ยง 2.301Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17,...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Family Law, Texas
(a) On request, the county clerk shall issue a certified copy of a recorded marriage license.(b) If a marriage license issued by a county clerk is lost, destroyed, or rendered useless, the clerk shall issue a duplicate license.(c) If one or both parties to a marriage...
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