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Tex. Fam. Code § 2.101

Tex. Fam. Code § 2.101 - General Age Requirement (2026)

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**Tex. Fam. Code § 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.

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