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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a requirement that a decree of divorce include the date |
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of the marriage. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 6, Family Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 6.712 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 6.712. DATE OF MARRIAGE REQUIREMENT IN FINAL DECREE. |
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(a) In a suit for dissolution of a marriage in which the court |
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grants a divorce, the court shall state the date of the marriage in |
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the decree of divorce. |
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(b) This section does not apply to a suit for dissolution of |
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a marriage described by Section 2.401(a)(2). |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a suit for dissolution of a marriage filed on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. A suit for dissolution of a marriage |
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filed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law |
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in effect on the date the suit was filed, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |