Family Laws

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• Adoption, Texas Family Code: Chapter 161

  Termination of Parent-Child Relationship Content Detail

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  Texas Legislative Council

• Adoption, Texas Family Code: Chapter 162

  Adoption Content Detail

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  Texas Legislative Council

• Annulment of Marriage

  Grounds for an Annulment Read More

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  Texas Legislative Council

• Application for a New Birth Certificate Based on Parentage

  This form is used to ADD, REMOVE, or REPLACE information regarding the father and/or mother listed on the original birth certificate according to an establishment of PATERNITY or a COURT ORDER. Content Detail

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  Office of the Attorney General Texas

• Authorization Agreement for Non Parent Relative PDF

  As required by Senate Bill 1598, 81 Regular Session, DFPS developed The Authorization Agreement for Non Parent Relative, Form 2638. The form is not a Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) form, and is intended for use by parents and certain relatives in order to permit relatives to take specified actions and obtain services on behalf of a child. DFPS cannot provide legal advice to members of the public regarding the use of this form. Should you have questions about how to use this form, DFPS encourages you to consult with a lawyer whose practice includes family law and custody issues. For more information on how to locate a lawyer, visit the State Bar of Texas lawyer referral website at: http://texasbar.com/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Lawyer_Referral_Service_LRIS_ Content Detail

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  Department of Family and Protective Services

• Bigamy

  § 6.202. MARRIAGE DURING EXISTENCE OF PRIOR MARRIAGE. Content Detail

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  Texas Legislative Council

• Index

  Browse a list of forms and topics Read More

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  Texas Legal Services Center

• Commonly Used Fill In Forms -- Interactive

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  Texas Legal Services Center

• Grandparents' Rights

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  Texas Legal Services Center

• Informal (Common Law) Marriage

  § 2.401. PROOF OF INFORMAL MARRIAGE. Content Detail

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  Texas Legislative Council

• Marriage to a Minor (under 16)

  § 6.205. MARRIAGE TO MINOR Content Detail

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  Texas Legislative Council

• Marriage to Stepchild or Stepparent

  § 6.206. MARRIAGE TO STEPCHILD OR STEPPARENT. Content Detail

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  Texas Legislative Council

• NEW: Interactive Protective Order Kit

  Use an interactive interview to generate numerous documents to apply for a Protective Order: Instructions and Help, Application for Protective Order, Affidavit, Temporary Ex Parte Protective Order, Protective Order, and Respondent Information sheet. Content Detail

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  Texas Legal Services Center

• Same Sex Marriage

  § 6.204. RECOGNITION OF SAME-SEX MARRIAGE OR CIVIL UNION. Content Detail

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  Texas Legislative Council

• Texas Family Code

  Content Detail

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  Texas Legislative Council