Texas Family Code

§ 2.402 — DECLARATION AND REGISTRATION OF INFORMAL MARRIAGE

FA § 2.402Title 1. THE MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP · Part A. MARRIAGE · Ch. 2. THE MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP · Art. E. MARRIAGE WITHOUT FORMALITIES

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(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 heading entitled "Declaration and Registration of Informal Marriage, ___________ County, Texas";

(2)spaces for each party's full name, including the woman's maiden surname, address, date of birth, place of birth, including city, county, and state, and social security number, if any;

(3)a space for indicating the type of document tendered by each party as proof of age and identity;

(4)printed boxes for each party to check "true" or "false" in response to the following statement: "The other party is not related to me as:

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Legislative history

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 4.13, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 381 (H.B. 1193), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.