Texas Family Code
Sections 1–300
- § 1.001APPLICABILITY OF DEFINITIONS
- § 1.002COURT
- § 1.003SUIT FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
- § 1.101EVERY MARRIAGE PRESUMED VALID
- § 1.102MOST RECENT MARRIAGE PRESUMED VALID
- § 1.103PERSONS MARRIED ELSEWHERE
- § 1.104CAPACITY OF SPOUSE
- § 1.105JOINDER IN CIVIL SUITS
- § 1.106CRIMINAL CONVERSATION NOT AUTHORIZED
- § 1.107ALIENATION OF AFFECTION NOT AUTHORIZED
- § 1.108PROMISE OR AGREEMENT MUST BE IN WRITING
- § 1.109USE OF DIGITIZED SIGNATURE
- § 2.001MARRIAGE LICENSE
- § 2.002APPLICATION FOR LICENSE
- § 2.003APPLICATION FOR LICENSE BY MINOR
- § 2.004APPLICATION FORM
- § 2.005PROOF OF IDENTITY AND AGE
- § 2.006ABSENT APPLICANT
- § 2.007AFFIDAVIT OF ABSENT APPLICANT
- § 2.0071MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS BY CLERK RELATING TO LICENSE FOR ABSENT APPLICANT
- § 2.008EXECUTION OF APPLICATION BY CLERK
- § 2.009ISSUANCE OF LICENSE
- § 2.0091APPLICATION FOR AND ISSUANCE OF LICENSE THROUGH REMOTE TECHNOLOGY
- § 2.010AIDS INFORMATION; POSTING ON INTERNET
- § 2.012VIOLATION BY COUNTY CLERK; PENALTY
- § 2.013PREMARITAL EDUCATION COURSES
- § 2.014FAMILY TRUST FUND
- § 2.101GENERAL AGE REQUIREMENT
- § 2.201EXPIRATION OF LICENSE
- § 2.202PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO CONDUCT CEREMONY
- § 2.203CEREMONY
- § 2.20472-HOUR WAITING PERIOD; EXCEPTIONS
- § 2.205DISCRIMINATION IN CONDUCTING MARRIAGE PROHIBITED
- § 2.206RETURN OF LICENSE; PENALTY
- § 2.207MARRIAGE CONDUCTED AFTER LICENSE EXPIRED; PENALTY
- § 2.208RECORDING AND DELIVERY OF LICENSE
- § 2.209DUPLICATE LICENSE
- § 2.301FRAUD, MISTAKE, OR ILLEGALITY IN OBTAINING LICENSE
- § 2.302CEREMONY CONDUCTED BY UNAUTHORIZED PERSON
- § 2.401PROOF OF INFORMAL MARRIAGE
- § 2.402DECLARATION AND REGISTRATION OF INFORMAL MARRIAGE
- § 2.403PROOF OF IDENTITY AND AGE; OFFENSE
- § 2.404RECORDING OF CERTIFICATE OR DECLARATION OF INFORMAL MARRIAGE
- § 2.405VIOLATION BY COUNTY CLERK; PENALTY
- § 2.406CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION
- § 2.501DUTY TO SUPPORT
- § 2.601RIGHTS OF CERTAIN RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS
- § 2.602DISCRIMINATION AGAINST RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION PROHIBITED
- § 3.001SEPARATE PROPERTY
- § 3.002COMMUNITY PROPERTY
- § 3.003PRESUMPTION OF COMMUNITY PROPERTY
- § 3.004RECORDATION OF SEPARATE PROPERTY
- § 3.005GIFTS BETWEEN SPOUSES
- § 3.006PROPORTIONAL OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTY BY MARITAL ESTATES
- § 3.007PROPERTY INTEREST IN CERTAIN EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
- § 3.008PROPERTY INTEREST IN CERTAIN INSURANCE PROCEEDS
- § 3.101MANAGING SEPARATE PROPERTY
- § 3.102MANAGING COMMUNITY PROPERTY
- § 3.103MANAGING EARNINGS OF MINOR
- § 3.104PROTECTION OF THIRD PERSONS
- § 3.201SPOUSAL LIABILITY
- § 3.202RULES OF MARITAL PROPERTY LIABILITY
- § 3.203ORDER IN WHICH PROPERTY IS SUBJECT TO EXECUTION
- § 3.301MISSING, ABANDONED, OR SEPARATED SPOUSE
- § 3.302SPOUSE MISSING ON PUBLIC SERVICE
- § 3.303APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY
- § 3.304NOTICE OF HEARING; CITATION
- § 3.305CITATION BY PUBLICATION
- § 3.306COURT ORDER FOR MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND DISPOSITION OF COMMUNITY PROPERTY
- § 3.307CONTINUING JURISDICTION OF COURT; VACATING ORIGINAL ORDER
- § 3.308RECORDING ORDER TO AFFECT REAL PROPERTY
- § 3.309REMEDIES CUMULATIVE
- § 3.401DEFINITIONS
- § 3.402CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT; OFFSETS
- § 3.404APPLICATION OF INCEPTION OF TITLE RULE; OWNERSHIP INTEREST NOT CREATED
- § 3.405MANAGEMENT RIGHTS
- § 3.406EQUITABLE LIEN
- § 3.409NONREIMBURSABLE CLAIMS
- § 3.410EFFECT OF MARITAL PROPERTY AGREEMENTS
- § 3.411CUMULATIVE REMEDIES
- § 4.001DEFINITIONS
- § 4.002FORMALITIES
- § 4.003CONTENT
- § 4.004EFFECT OF MARRIAGE
- § 4.005AMENDMENT OR REVOCATION
- § 4.006ENFORCEMENT
- § 4.007ENFORCEMENT: VOID MARRIAGE
- § 4.008LIMITATION OF ACTIONS
- § 4.009APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION
- § 4.010SHORT TITLE
- § 4.101DEFINITION
- § 4.102PARTITION OR EXCHANGE OF COMMUNITY PROPERTY
- § 4.103AGREEMENT BETWEEN SPOUSES CONCERNING INCOME OR PROPERTY FROM SEPARATE PROPERTY
- § 4.104FORMALITIES
- § 4.105ENFORCEMENT
- § 4.106RIGHTS OF CREDITORS AND RECORDATION UNDER PARTITION OR EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
- § 4.201DEFINITION
- § 4.202AGREEMENT TO CONVERT TO COMMUNITY PROPERTY
- § 4.203FORMALITIES OF AGREEMENT
- § 4.204MANAGEMENT OF CONVERTED PROPERTY
- § 4.205ENFORCEMENT
- § 4.206RIGHTS OF CREDITORS; RECORDING
- § 5.001SALE, CONVEYANCE, OR ENCUMBRANCE OF HOMESTEAD
- § 5.002SALE OF SEPARATE HOMESTEAD AFTER SPOUSE JUDICIALLY DECLARED INCAPACITATED
- § 5.003SALE OF COMMUNITY HOMESTEAD AFTER SPOUSE JUDICIALLY DECLARED INCAPACITATED
- § 5.101SALE OF SEPARATE HOMESTEAD UNDER UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES
- § 5.102SALE OF COMMUNITY HOMESTEAD UNDER UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES
- § 5.103TIME FOR FILING PETITION
- § 5.104APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY
- § 5.105CITATION; NOTICE OF HEARING
- § 5.106COURT ORDER
- § 5.108REMEDIES AND POWERS CUMULATIVE
- § 6.001INSUPPORTABILITY
- § 6.002CRUELTY
- § 6.003ADULTERY
- § 6.004CONVICTION OF FELONY
- § 6.005ABANDONMENT
- § 6.006LIVING APART
- § 6.007CONFINEMENT IN MENTAL HOSPITAL
- § 6.008DEFENSES
- § 6.102ANNULMENT OF MARRIAGE OF PERSON UNDER AGE 18
- § 6.103UNDERAGE ANNULMENT BARRED BY ADULTHOOD
- § 6.104DISCRETIONARY ANNULMENT OF UNDERAGE MARRIAGE
- § 6.105UNDER INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR NARCOTICS
- § 6.106IMPOTENCY
- § 6.107FRAUD, DURESS, OR FORCE
- § 6.108MENTAL INCAPACITY
- § 6.109CONCEALED DIVORCE
- § 6.110MARRIAGE LESS THAN 72 HOURS AFTER ISSUANCE OF LICENSE
- § 6.111DEATH OF PARTY TO VOIDABLE MARRIAGE
- § 6.201CONSANGUINITY
- § 6.202MARRIAGE DURING EXISTENCE OF PRIOR MARRIAGE
- § 6.203CERTAIN VOID MARRIAGES VALIDATED
- § 6.204RECOGNITION OF SAME-SEX MARRIAGE OR CIVIL UNION
- § 6.205MARRIAGE TO MINOR
- § 6.206MARRIAGE TO STEPCHILD OR STEPPARENT
- § 6.301GENERAL RESIDENCY RULE FOR DIVORCE SUIT
- § 6.302SUIT FOR DIVORCE BY NONRESIDENT SPOUSE
- § 6.303ABSENCE ON PUBLIC SERVICE
- § 6.304ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL NOT PREVIOUSLY RESIDENTS
- § 6.305ACQUIRING JURISDICTION OVER NONRESIDENT RESPONDENT
- § 6.306JURISDICTION TO ANNUL MARRIAGE
- § 6.307JURISDICTION TO DECLARE MARRIAGE VOID
- § 6.308EXERCISING PARTIAL JURISDICTION
- § 6.401CAPTION
- § 6.402PLEADINGS
- § 6.403ANSWER
- § 6.4035WAIVER OF SERVICE
- § 6.404INFORMATION REGARDING PROTECTIVE ORDERS
- § 6.405PROTECTIVE ORDER AND RELATED ORDERS
- § 6.406MANDATORY JOINDER OF SUIT AFFECTING PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP
- § 6.407TRANSFER OF SUIT AFFECTING PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP TO DIVORCE COURT
- § 6.408SERVICE OF CITATION
- § 6.409CITATION BY PUBLICATION
- § 6.410REPORT TO ACCOMPANY PETITION
- § 6.411CONFIDENTIALITY OF PLEADINGS
- § 6.501TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER
- § 6.502TEMPORARY INJUNCTION AND OTHER TEMPORARY ORDERS
- § 6.503AFFIDAVIT, VERIFIED PLEADING, AND BOND NOT REQUIRED
- § 6.504PROTECTIVE ORDERS
- § 6.505COUNSELING
- § 6.506CONTEMPT
- § 6.507INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL
- § 6.601ARBITRATION PROCEDURES
- § 6.6015DETERMINATION OF VALIDITY AND ENFORCEABILITY OF CONTRACT CONTAINING AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE
- § 6.602MEDIATION PROCEDURES
- § 6.604INFORMAL SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE
- § 6.701FAILURE TO ANSWER
- § 6.702WAITING PERIOD
- § 6.703JURY
- § 6.704TESTIMONY OF HUSBAND OR WIFE
- § 6.705TESTIMONY BY MARRIAGE COUNSELOR
- § 6.706CHANGE OF NAME
- § 6.707TRANSFERS AND DEBTS PENDING DECREE
- § 6.708ATTORNEY'S FEES, COURT COSTS, AND EXPENSES
- § 6.709TEMPORARY ORDERS DURING APPEAL
- § 6.710NOTICE OF FINAL DECREE
- § 6.711FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
- § 6.712DATE OF MARRIAGE REQUIREMENT IN FINAL DECREE
- § 6.801REMARRIAGE
- § 6.802WAIVER OF PROHIBITION AGAINST REMARRIAGE
- § 7.001GENERAL RULE OF PROPERTY DIVISION
- § 7.002DIVISION AND DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY UNDER SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
- § 7.003DISPOSITION OF RETIREMENT AND EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND OTHER PLANS
- § 7.004DISPOSITION OF RIGHTS IN INSURANCE
- § 7.005INSURANCE COVERAGE NOT SPECIFICALLY AWARDED
- § 7.006AGREEMENT INCIDENT TO DIVORCE OR ANNULMENT
- § 7.007DISPOSITION OF CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT
- § 7.008CONSIDERATION OF TAXES
- § 7.009FRAUD ON THE COMMUNITY; DIVISION AND DISPOSITION OF RECONSTITUTED ESTATE
- § 8.001DEFINITIONS
- § 8.051ELIGIBILITY FOR MAINTENANCE
- § 8.052FACTORS IN DETERMINING MAINTENANCE
- § 8.053PRESUMPTION
- § 8.054DURATION OF MAINTENANCE ORDER
- § 8.055AMOUNT OF MAINTENANCE
- § 8.056TERMINATION
- § 8.057MODIFICATION OF MAINTENANCE ORDER
- § 8.058MAINTENANCE ARREARAGES
- § 8.059ENFORCEMENT OF MAINTENANCE ORDER
- § 8.0591OVERPAYMENT
- § 8.060PUTATIVE SPOUSE
- § 8.061UNMARRIED COHABITANTS
- § 8.062PLACE OF PAYMENT
- § 8.063ATTORNEY'S FEES, COURT COSTS, AND EXPENSES
- § 8.101INCOME WITHHOLDING; GENERAL RULE
- § 8.102WITHHOLDING FOR ARREARAGES IN ADDITION TO CURRENT SPOUSAL MAINTENANCE
- § 8.103WITHHOLDING FOR ARREARAGES WHEN CURRENT MAINTENANCE IS NOT DUE
- § 8.104WITHHOLDING TO SATISFY JUDGMENT FOR ARREARAGES
- § 8.105PRIORITY OF WITHHOLDING
- § 8.106MAXIMUM AMOUNT WITHHELD FROM EARNINGS
- § 8.107ORDER OR WRIT BINDING ON EMPLOYER DOING BUSINESS IN THIS STATE
- § 8.108VOLUNTARY WRIT OF WITHHOLDING BY OBLIGOR
- § 8.151TIME LIMIT
- § 8.152CONTENTS OF ORDER OF WITHHOLDING
- § 8.153REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF ORDER OR WRIT OF WITHHOLDING
- § 8.154ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF ORDER OR WRIT OF WITHHOLDING
- § 8.201ORDER OR WRIT BINDING ON EMPLOYER
- § 8.202EFFECTIVE DATE AND DURATION OF INCOME WITHHOLDING
- § 8.203REMITTING WITHHELD PAYMENTS
- § 8.204EMPLOYER MAY DEDUCT FEE FROM EARNINGS
- § 8.205HEARING REQUESTED BY EMPLOYER
- § 8.206LIABILITY AND OBLIGATION OF EMPLOYER FOR PAYMENTS
- § 8.207EMPLOYER RECEIVING MULTIPLE ORDERS OR WRITS
- § 8.208EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY FOR DISCRIMINATORY HIRING OR DISCHARGE
- § 8.209PENALTY FOR NONCOMPLIANCE
- § 8.210NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND OF NEW EMPLOYMENT
- § 8.251NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF WITHHOLDING; FILING
- § 8.252CONTENTS OF NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF WITHHOLDING
- § 8.253INTERSTATE REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING
- § 8.254ADDITIONAL ARREARAGES
- § 8.255DELIVERY OF NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF WITHHOLDING; TIME OF DELIVERY
- § 8.256MOTION TO STAY ISSUANCE OF WRIT OF WITHHOLDING
- § 8.257EFFECT OF FILING MOTION TO STAY
- § 8.258HEARING ON MOTION TO STAY
- § 8.259SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS
- § 8.260WRIT OF WITHHOLDING AFTER ARREARAGES ARE PAID
- § 8.261REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF WRIT OF WITHHOLDING
- § 8.262ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF WRIT OF WITHHOLDING
- § 8.263CONTENTS OF WRIT OF WITHHOLDING
- § 8.264EXTENSION OF REPAYMENT SCHEDULE BY PARTY; UNREASONABLE HARDSHIP
- § 8.265REMITTANCE OF AMOUNT TO BE WITHHELD
- § 8.266FAILURE TO RECEIVE NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF WITHHOLDING
- § 8.267ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF WRIT OF WITHHOLDING TO SUBSEQUENT EMPLOYER
- § 8.301AGREEMENT BY PARTIES REGARDING AMOUNT OR DURATION OF WITHHOLDING
- § 8.302MODIFICATIONS TO OR TERMINATION OF WITHHOLDING IN VOLUNTARY WITHHOLDING CASES
- § 8.303TERMINATION OF WITHHOLDING IN MANDATORY WITHHOLDING CASES
- § 8.304DELIVERY OF ORDER OF REDUCTION OR TERMINATION OF WITHHOLDING
- § 8.305LIABILITY OF EMPLOYERS
- § 8.351JURISDICTION FOR QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER
- § 8.352PROCEDURE
- § 8.353TEMPORARY ORDERS
- § 8.354DEFECTIVE PRIOR DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER
- § 8.355AMENDMENT OF QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER
- § 8.356LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION
- § 8.357ATTORNEY'S FEES, COURT COSTS, AND EXPENSES
- § 8.358DIRECT PAYMENT
- § 8.359CONFLICTS WITH OTHER LAW
- § 9.001ENFORCEMENT OF DECREE
- § 9.002CONTINUING AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE DECREE
- § 9.003FILING DEADLINES
- § 9.004APPLICABILITY TO UNDIVIDED PROPERTY
- § 9.005NO JURY
- § 9.006ENFORCEMENT OF DIVISION OF PROPERTY
- § 9.007LIMITATION ON POWER OF COURT TO ENFORCE
- § 9.008CLARIFICATION ORDER
- § 9.009DELIVERY OF PROPERTY
- § 9.010REDUCTION TO MONEY JUDGMENT
- § 9.011RIGHT TO FUTURE PROPERTY
- § 9.012CONTEMPT
- § 9.013COSTS
- § 9.014ATTORNEY'S FEES, COURT COSTS, AND EXPENSES
- § 9.101JURISDICTION FOR QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER
- § 9.102PROCEDURE
- § 9.103PRIOR FAILURE TO RENDER QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER
- § 9.104DEFECTIVE PRIOR DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER
- § 9.1045AMENDMENT OF QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER
- § 9.105LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION
- § 9.106ATTORNEY'S FEES, COURT COSTS, AND EXPENSES
- § 9.201PROCEDURE FOR DIVISION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY NOT DIVIDED ON DIVORCE OR ANNULMENT
- § 9.202LIMITATIONS
- § 9.203DIVISION OF UNDIVIDED ASSETS WHEN PRIOR COURT HAD JURISDICTION
- § 9.204DIVISION OF UNDIVIDED ASSETS WHEN PRIOR COURT LACKED JURISDICTION
- § 9.205ATTORNEY'S FEES, COURT COSTS, AND EXPENSES
- § 9.301PRE-DECREE DESIGNATION OF EX-SPOUSE AS BENEFICIARY OF LIFE INSURANCE
- § 9.302PRE-DECREE DESIGNATION OF EX-SPOUSE AS BENEFICIARY IN RETIREMENT BENEFITS AND OTHER FINANCIAL PLANS
- § 9.401LACK OF JURISDICTION
- § 15.001POLICY
- § 15.002CONFLICTS BETWEEN PROVISIONS
- § 15.003UNIFORMITY OF APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION
- § 15.004RELATION TO ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN GLOBAL AND NATIONAL COMMERCE ACT
- § 15.051SHORT TITLE
- § 15.052DEFINITIONS
- § 15.053APPLICABILITY
- § 15.101REQUIREMENTS FOR COLLABORATIVE FAMILY LAW PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
- § 15.102BEGINNING AND CONCLUDING COLLABORATIVE FAMILY LAW PROCESS
- § 15.103PROCEEDINGS PENDING BEFORE TRIBUNAL; STATUS REPORT
- § 15.104EMERGENCY ORDER
- § 15.105EFFECT OF WRITTEN SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
- § 15.106DISQUALIFICATION OF COLLABORATIVE LAWYER AND LAWYERS IN ASSOCIATED LAW FIRM; EXCEPTION