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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the commission of family violence as grounds for an |
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annulment of a marriage. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 6, Family Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 6.1101 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 6.1101. FAMILY VIOLENCE. The court may grant an |
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annulment of a marriage to a party to the marriage if the court |
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finds that the other party to the marriage has committed family |
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violence, as defined by Section 71.004, against the party. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a |
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marriage regardless of whether the marriage was entered into |
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before, on, or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |