TITLE: Relating to the commission of family violence as grounds for an annulment of a marriage.

SUMMARY: Relating to the commission of family violence as grounds for an annulment of a marriage.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the commission of family violence as grounds for an annulment of a marriage. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 6, Family Code, is amended by adding Section 6.1101 to read as follows: Sec. 6.1101. FAMILY VIOLENCE. The court may grant an annulment of a marriage to a party to the marriage if the court finds that the other party to the marriage has committed family violence, as defined by Section 71.004, against the party. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a marriage regardless of whether the marriage was entered into before, on, or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.