Tex. Fam. Code § 9.401 · Subchapter E. DECLARING A DECREE VOID
LACK OF JURISDICTION.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A decree of divorce or annulment is void if the court rendering the decree lacked jurisdiction at the time the decree was rendered.
(b) A putative spouse may file a suit to declare a decree of divorce or annulment void under Subsection (a).
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 735 (H.B. 2240), Sec. 2, eff. June 20, 2025.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.9.htm
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