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Tex. Fam. Code § 9.401

Tex. Fam. Code § 9.401 - Lack Of Jurisdiction (2026)

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**Tex. Fam. Code § 9.401. LACK OF JURISDICTION.** (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). Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 735 (H.B. 2240), Sec. 2, eff. June 20, 2025.

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