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   Annulment of Marriage
Grounds for an Annulment
By: Texas Legislative Council
  
   
   Bigamy (Separate Website)
§ 6.202. MARRIAGE DURING EXISTENCE OF PRIOR MARRIAGE.
By: Texas Legislative Council
  
   
   Common Law Marriage (Separate Website)
§ 2.401. PROOF OF INFORMAL MARRIAGE.
By: Texas Legislative Council
  
   
   Common Law Marriage
How do I know if my common law marriage is valid?
  
   
   Common Questions About Divorce
    Answers to Common Questions About Divorce: How Long? No-Fault? Alimony? Community Property? Name Change?

By: Texas RioGrande Legal Aid - Austin
 
  
   
   Do-It-Yourself Court Forms Free
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  • Divorce In Texas WITH Children
  • Divorce In Texas WITHOUT Children
  • Annulment
  • The uncontested process in Travis County, Texas.
  • Termination of Withholding for Child Support
  • Nunc Pro Tunc
  • DWOP
  • Modification Kit
  • Paternity Kit
  • Affidavit of Inability to Pay Court Cost
  • Default Judgment Kit
  • General Affidavit
  • Original Answer Information Sheet
  • Name Change for an Adult and Child
  • Expunction
  • Occupational Driver's License
  • Legal Notice
  • Service by Posting Kit
  • Service by Publication Kit
  • Serving the Document and the Certificate of Service
  • Substitute Service Kit

By: Partnership for Legal Access
  
   
   Informal (Common Law) Marriage
Commonly Asked Questions
  
   
   Marriage in Texas
Texas courts will generally recognize a formal marriage between husband and wife conducted according to the law of any state or foreign country. In Texas, the marital relationship can be established between a man and a woman by a formal ceremony or by common law.
By: Legal Aid of Northwest Texas - Dallas
 
  
   
   Marriage to a Minor (under 16) (Separate Website)
§ 6.205. MARRIAGE TO MINOR
By: Texas Legislative Council
  
   
   Marriage to Stepchild or Stepparent (Separate Website)
§ 6.206. MARRIAGE TO STEPCHILD OR STEPPARENT.
By: Texas Legislative Council
  
   
   Parenting Order Legal Clinics
Are you and your child's parent living apart and raising your child separately? Do you need to be better understand your legal rights and what you must do under the law? Come to a free legal information clinic and ask an attorney.
By: Texas Equal Access to Justice Foundation
 
  
   
   Same Sex Marriage (Separate Website)
§ 6.204. RECOGNITION OF SAME-SEX MARRIAGE OR CIVIL UNION.
By: Texas Legislative Council
  
   
   Void Marriage (Separate Website)
§ 6.201. CONSANGUINITY. A marriage is void if one party to the marriage is related to the other as:
By: Texas Legislative Council
  
   
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