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Texas Marriage Laws

Marriage

  • 38 U.S.C. 103 - Special Provisions Relating To Marriages
  • 1 TX Family Code, Chapter 2 - Marriage Relationship
  • 1 TX Family Code, Chapter 4 - Premarital and Marital Property Agreements

Divorce

  • 1 TX Family Code, Chapter 6 - Suit for Dissolution of Marriage
  • 1 TX Family Code, Chapter 7 - Award of Marital Property

Child Abuse

  • 42 U.S.C. 1983 - Civil Rights of Children
  • 42 U.S.C., Chapter 67 - Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act
  • 18 U.S.C., Chapter 110 - Sexual Exploitation and Other Abuse of Children

Child Support

  • 28 U.S.C. 1738B - Full Faith and Credit for Child support Orders
  • 42 U.S.C. 659 - Consent by United States to income withholding, garnishment, and similar proceedings for enforcement of child support and alimony obligations
  • 5 TX Family Code, Chapter 154 - Child Support

Child Custody & Visitation

  • 28 U.S.C. 1738A - Full Faith and Credit Given to Child Custody Determinations
  • 42 U.S.C. 620 - Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980
  • 42 U.S.C., Chapter 6 - The Children's Bureau

Child Abduction

  • 42 U.S.C., Chapter 121 - International Child Abduction Remedies
  • 2 TX Family Code, Chapter 42 - Civil Liability for Interference with possessory interest in a child

Domestic Violence

  • 18 U.S.C., Chapter 110A - Domestic Violence and Stalking
  • 5 TX Family Code, Chapter 82 - Applying for Protective Order
  • 5 TX Family Code, Chapter 91 - Reporting Family Violence

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