CAPTION — Texas Code § FA.6.401
Texas Code § FA.6.401 — CAPTION. Reproduced from the official The Texas Constitution, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ FA.6.401. CAPTION
CAPTION. (a) Pleadings in a suit for divorce or annulment shall be styled "In the Matter of the Marriage of __________ and __________." (b) Pleadings in a suit to declare a marriage void shall be styled "A Suit To Declare Void the Marriage of __________ and __________." Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.
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- Citation: The Texas Constitution § FA.6.401
- Jurisdiction: Texas
- Code: The Texas Constitution
- Subject: CAPTION
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