Texas Family Code

§ 6.307 — JURISDICTION TO DECLARE MARRIAGE VOID

FA § 6.307Title 1. THE MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP · Part C. DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE · Ch. 6. SUIT FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE · Art. D. JURISDICTION, VENUE, AND RESIDENCE QUALIFICATIONS

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(a)Either party to a marriage made void by this chapter may sue to have the marriage declared void, or the court may declare the marriage void in a collateral proceeding.

(b)The court may declare a marriage void only if:

(1)the purported marriage was contracted in this state; or

(2)either party is domiciled in this state.

(c)A suit to have a marriage declared void is a suit in rem, affecting the status of the parties to the purported marriage.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.