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TX Fam Code § 2.0091 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle A - Marriage|Chapter 2 - The Marriage Relationship|Subchapter A. Application for Marriage License|Section 2.0091. Application for and Issuance of License Through Remote Technology

Sec. 2.0091.  APPLICATION FOR AND ISSUANCE OF LICENSE THROUGH REMOTE TECHNOLOGY.  (a)  This section applies only in a county in which the county clerk has been certified by the Texas Judicial Council under Section 71.039, Government Code, to issue a marriage license through the use of remote technology. (b)  In a county to which this section applies:(1)  a person who applies for a marriage license through the use of remote technology is considered to have appeared before the court for purposes of this subchapter; and(2)  the county clerk may issue a marriage license through the use of remote technology only in accordance with the procedures adopted by the Texas Judicial Council under Section 71.039, Government Code. |Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 857 (S.B. 907), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Fam Code § 2.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle A - Marriage|Chapter 2 - The Marriage Relationship|Subchapter A. Application for Marriage License|Section 2.010. AIDS Information; Posting on Internet

Sec. 2.010.  AIDS INFORMATION; POSTING ON INTERNET.  The Department of State Health Services shall prepare and make available to the public on its Internet website information about acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).  The information must be designed to inform an applicant for a marriage license about:(1)  the incidence and mode of transmission of AIDS and HIV;(2)  the local availability of medical procedures, including voluntary testing, designed to show or help show whether a person has AIDS or HIV infection, antibodies to HIV, or infection with any other probable causative agent of AIDS; and(3)  available and appropriate counseling services regarding AIDS and HIV infection.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 890 (H.B. 984), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Fam Code § 2.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle A - Marriage|Chapter 2 - The Marriage Relationship|Subchapter A. Application for Marriage License|Section 2.012. Violation by County Clerk; Penalty

Sec. 2.012.  VIOLATION BY COUNTY CLERK;  PENALTY.  A county clerk or deputy county clerk who violates or fails to comply with this subchapter commits an offense.  An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $200 and not more than $500.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 2.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle A - Marriage|Chapter 2 - The Marriage Relationship|Subchapter A. Application for Marriage License|Section 2.013. Premarital Education Courses

Sec. 2.013.  PREMARITAL EDUCATION COURSES.  (a)  Each person applying for a marriage license is encouraged to attend a premarital education course of at least   eight hours during the year preceding the date of the application for the license.(b)   A premarital education course must include instruction in:(1)  conflict management;(2)  communication skills; and(3)  the key components of a successful marriage.(c)  A course under this section should be offered by instructors trained in a skills-based and research-based marriage preparation curricula. The following individuals and organizations may provide courses:(1)  marriage educators;(2)  clergy or their designees;(3)  licensed mental health professionals;(4)  faith-based organizations;  and(5)  community-based organizations.(d)  The curricula of a premarital education course must meet the requirements of this section and provide the skills-based and research-based curricula of:(1)  the United States Department of Health and Human Services healthy marriage initiative;(2)  the National Healthy Marriage Resource Center;(3)  criteria developed by the Health and Human Services Commission; or(4)  other similar resources.(e)  The Health and Human Services Commission shall maintain an Internet website on which individuals and organizations described by Subsection (c) may electronically register with the commission to indicate the skills-based and research-based curriculum in which the registrant is trained.(f)   A person who provides a premarital education course shall provide a signed and dated completion certificate to each individual who completes the course.  The certificate must include the name of the course, the name of the course provider, and the completion date.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 185, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 327 (H.B. 2685), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2008.|
TX Fam Code § 2.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle A - Marriage|Chapter 2 - The Marriage Relationship|Subchapter A. Application for Marriage License|Section 2.014. Family Trust Fund

Sec. 2.014.  FAMILY TRUST FUND.  (a)  The family trust fund is created as a trust fund with the state comptroller and shall be administered by the attorney general for the beneficiaries of the fund.(b)  Money in the trust fund is derived from depositing $3 of each marriage license fee as authorized under Section 118.018(c), Local Government Code, and may be used only for:(1)  the development of a premarital education handbook;(2)  grants to institutions of higher education having academic departments that are capable of research on marriage and divorce that will assist in determining programs, courses, and policies to help strengthen families and assist children whose parents are divorcing;(3)  support for counties to create or administer free or low-cost premarital education courses;(4)  programs intended to reduce the amount of delinquent child support; and(5)  other programs the attorney general determines will assist families in this state.(c)  The premarital education handbook under Subsection (b)(1) must:(1)  as provided by Section 2.009(c)(5), be made available to each applicant for a marriage license in an electronic form on the Internet website of the child support division of the office of the attorney general or, for an applicant who does not have Internet access, in paper copy form; and(2)  contain information on:(A)  conflict management;(B)  communication skills;(C)  children and parenting responsibilities; and(D)  financial responsibilities.(d)  Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 553 (S.B. 526), Sec. 6(b), and Ch. 755 (S.B. 1731), Sec. 15(b), eff. September 1, 2017.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 185, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 742 (S.B. 355), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 890 (H.B. 984), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 553 (S.B. 526), Sec. 6(b), eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 755 (S.B. 1731), Sec. 15(b), eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Fam Code § 2.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle A - Marriage|Chapter 2 - The Marriage Relationship|Subchapter B. Underage Applicants|Section 2.101. General Age Requirement

Sec. 2.101.  GENERAL AGE REQUIREMENT.  A county clerk may not issue a marriage license if either applicant is under 18 years of age, unless each underage applicant shows that the applicant has been granted by this state or another state a court order removing the disabilities of minority of the applicant for general purposes.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 934 (S.B. 1705), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Fam Code § 2.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle A - Marriage|Chapter 2 - The Marriage Relationship|Subchapter C. Ceremony and Return of License|Section 2.201. Expiration of License

Sec. 2.201.  EXPIRATION OF LICENSE.  If a marriage ceremony has not been conducted before the 90th day after the date the license is issued, the marriage license expires.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1350 (S.B. 1317), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Fam Code § 2.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle A - Marriage|Chapter 2 - The Marriage Relationship|Subchapter C. Ceremony and Return of License|Section 2.202. Persons Authorized to Conduct Ceremony

Sec. 2.202.  PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO CONDUCT CEREMONY.  (a)  The following persons are authorized to conduct a marriage ceremony:(1)  a licensed or ordained Christian minister or priest;(2)  a Jewish rabbi;(3)  a person who is an officer of a religious organization and who is authorized by the organization to conduct a marriage ceremony;(4)  a justice of the supreme court, judge of the court of criminal appeals, justice of the courts of appeals, judge of the district, county, and probate courts, judge of the county courts at law, judge of the courts of domestic relations, judge of the juvenile courts, retired justice or judge of those courts, justice of the peace, retired justice of the peace, judge of a municipal court, retired judge of a municipal court, associate judge of a statutory probate court, retired associate judge of a statutory probate court, associate judge of a county court at law, retired associate judge of a county court at law, or judge or magistrate of a federal court of this state; and(5)  a retired judge or magistrate of a federal court of this state.(b)  For the purposes of Subsection (a)(4), a retired judge or justice is a former judge or justice who is vested in the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One or the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two or who has an aggregate of at least 12 years of service as judge or justice of any type listed in Subsection (a)(4).(b-1)  For the purposes of Subsection (a)(5), a retired judge or magistrate is a former judge or magistrate of a federal court of this state who is fully vested in the Federal Employees Retirement System under 28 U.S.C. Section 371 or 377.(c)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), a person commits an offense if the person knowingly conducts a marriage ceremony without authorization under this section.  An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.(d)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly conducts a marriage ceremony of a minor whose marriage is prohibited by law or of a person who by marrying commits an offense under Section 25.01, Penal Code.  An offense under this subsection is a felony of the third degree.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 4.10, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 134 (S.B. 935), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1350 (S.B. 1317), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1069 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 2.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle A - Marriage|Chapter 2 - The Marriage Relationship|Subchapter C. Ceremony and Return of License|Section 2.203. Ceremony

Sec. 2.203.  CEREMONY.  (a)  On receiving an unexpired marriage license, an authorized person may conduct the marriage ceremony as provided by this subchapter.(b)  A person may assent to marriage by the appearance of a proxy appointed in the affidavit authorized by Subchapter A if the person is:(1)  a member of the armed forces of the United States stationed in another country in support of combat or another military operation; and(2)  unable to attend the ceremony.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 650 (H.B. 869), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Fam Code § 2.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle A - Marriage|Chapter 2 - The Marriage Relationship|Subchapter C. Ceremony and Return of License|Section 2.204. 72-Hour Waiting Period; Exceptions

Sec. 2.204.  72-HOUR WAITING PERIOD;  EXCEPTIONS.  (a)  Except as provided by this section, a marriage ceremony may not take place during the 72-hour period immediately following the issuance of the marriage license.(b)  The 72-hour waiting period after issuance of a marriage license does not apply to an applicant who:(1)  is a member of the armed forces of the United States and on active duty;(2)  is not a member of the armed forces of the United States but performs work for the United States Department of Defense as a department employee or under a contract with the department;(3)  obtains a written waiver under Subsection (c); or(4)  completes a premarital education course described by Section 2.013, and who provides to the county clerk a premarital education course completion certificate indicating completion of the premarital education course not more than one year before the date the marriage license application is filed with the clerk.(c)  An applicant may request a judge of a court with jurisdiction in family law cases, a justice of the supreme court, a judge of the court of criminal appeals, a county judge, or a judge of a court of appeals for a written waiver permitting the marriage ceremony to take place during the 72-hour period immediately following the issuance of the marriage license.  If the judge finds that there is good cause for the marriage to take place during the period, the judge shall sign the waiver.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a judge under this section has the authority to sign a waiver under this section.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1052, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1196 (H.B. 418), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 327 (H.B. 2685), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2008.|
TX Fam Code § 2.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle A - Marriage|Chapter 2 - The Marriage Relationship|Subchapter C. Ceremony and Return of License|Section 2.205. Discrimination in Conducting Marriage Prohibited

Sec. 2.205.  DISCRIMINATION IN CONDUCTING MARRIAGE PROHIBITED.  (a)  A person authorized to conduct a marriage ceremony by this subchapter is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, religion, or national origin against an applicant who is otherwise competent to be married.(b)  On a finding by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct that a person has intentionally violated Subsection (a), the commission may recommend to the supreme court that the person be removed from office.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 2.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle A - Marriage|Chapter 2 - The Marriage Relationship|Subchapter C. Ceremony and Return of License|Section 2.206. Return of License; Penalty

Sec. 2.206.  RETURN OF LICENSE;  PENALTY.  (a)  The person who conducts a marriage ceremony shall record on the license the date on which and the county in which the ceremony is performed and the person's name, subscribe the license, and return the license to the county clerk who issued it not later than the 30th day after the date the ceremony is conducted.(b)  A person who fails to comply with this section commits an offense.  An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $200 and not more than $500.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 2.207 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle A - Marriage|Chapter 2 - The Marriage Relationship|Subchapter C. Ceremony and Return of License|Section 2.207. Marriage Conducted After License Expired; Penalty

Sec. 2.207.  MARRIAGE CONDUCTED AFTER LICENSE EXPIRED;  PENALTY.  (a)  A person who is to conduct a marriage ceremony shall determine whether the license has expired from the county clerk's endorsement on the license.(b)  A person who conducts a marriage ceremony after the marriage license has expired commits an offense.  An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $200 and not more than $500.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 2.208 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle A - Marriage|Chapter 2 - The Marriage Relationship|Subchapter C. Ceremony and Return of License|Section 2.208. Recording and Delivery of License

Sec. 2.208.  RECORDING AND DELIVERY OF LICENSE.  (a)  The county clerk shall record a returned marriage license and mail the license to the address indicated on the application.  On request by the applicants, the county clerk may e-mail the marriage license to an e-mail address provided to the county clerk by the applicants in addition to mailing the license.(b)  On the application form the county clerk shall record:(1)  the date of the marriage ceremony;(2)  the county in which the ceremony was conducted;  and(3)  the name of the person who conducted the ceremony.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 538 (H.B. 2767), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Fam Code § 2.209 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle A - Marriage|Chapter 2 - The Marriage Relationship|Subchapter C. Ceremony and Return of License|Section 2.209. Duplicate License

Sec. 2.209.  DUPLICATE LICENSE.  (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 license discover an error on the recorded marriage license, both parties to the marriage shall execute a notarized affidavit stating the error.  The county clerk shall file and record the affidavit as an amendment to the marriage license, and the affidavit is considered part of the marriage license.  The clerk shall include a copy of the affidavit with any future certified copy of the marriage license issued by the clerk.(d)  The executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission by rule shall prescribe the form of the affidavit under Subsection (c).|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 978 (H.B. 3666), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Fam Code § 2.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle A - Marriage|Chapter 2 - The Marriage Relationship|Subchapter D. Validity of Marriage|Section 2.301. Fraud, Mistake, or Illegality in Obtaining License

Sec. 2.301.  FRAUD, MISTAKE, OR ILLEGALITY IN OBTAINING LICENSE.  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.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 2.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle A - Marriage|Chapter 2 - The Marriage Relationship|Subchapter D. Validity of Marriage|Section 2.302. Ceremony Conducted by Unauthorized Person

Sec. 2.302.  CEREMONY CONDUCTED BY UNAUTHORIZED PERSON.  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 and that party treats the marriage as valid; and(3)  neither party to the marriage:(A)  is a minor whose marriage is prohibited by law; or(B)  by marrying commits an offense under Section 25.01, Penal Code.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 4.11, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Fam Code § 2.401 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle A - Marriage|Chapter 2 - The Marriage Relationship|Subchapter E. Marriage Without Formalities|Section 2.401. Proof of Informal Marriage

Sec. 2.401.  PROOF OF INFORMAL MARRIAGE.  (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 agreement they lived together in this state as husband and wife and there represented to others that they were married.(b)  If a proceeding in which a marriage is to be proved as provided by Subsection (a)(2) is not commenced before the second anniversary of the date on which the parties separated and ceased living together, it is rebuttably presumed that the parties did not enter into an agreement to be married.(c)  A person under 18 years of age may not:(1)  be a party to an informal marriage;  or(2)  execute a declaration of informal marriage under Section 2.402.(d)  A person may not be a party to an informal marriage or execute a declaration of an informal marriage if the person is presently married to a person who is not the other party to the informal marriage or declaration of an informal marriage, as applicable.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1362, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 4.12, eff. September 1, 2005.|