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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to changes to certain marriage-related forms. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2.004(b), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) The application form must contain: |
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(1) a heading entitled "Application for Marriage |
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License, ____________ County, Texas"; |
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(2) spaces for each applicant's full name, including |
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the [woman's maiden] surname of an applicant intending to change |
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the applicant's surname as a result of the marriage, address, |
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social security number, if any, date of birth, and place of birth, |
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including city, county, and state; |
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(3) a space for indicating the document tendered by |
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each applicant as proof of identity and age; |
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(4) spaces for indicating whether each applicant has |
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been divorced within the last 30 days; |
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(5) printed boxes for each applicant to check "true" |
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or "false" in response to the following statement: "I am not |
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presently married and the other applicant is not presently |
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married."; |
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(6) printed boxes for each applicant to check "true" |
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or "false" in response to the following statement: "The other |
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applicant is not related to me as: |
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(A) an ancestor or descendant, by blood or |
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adoption; |
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(B) a brother or sister, of the whole or half |
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blood or by adoption; |
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(C) a parent's brother or sister, of the whole or |
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half blood or by adoption; |
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(D) a son or daughter of a brother or sister, of |
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the whole or half blood or by adoption; |
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(E) a current or former stepchild or stepparent; |
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or |
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(F) a son or daughter of a parent's brother or |
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sister, of the whole or half blood or by adoption."; |
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(7) printed boxes for each applicant to check "true" |
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or "false" in response to the following statement: "I am not |
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presently delinquent in the payment of court-ordered child |
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support."; |
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(8) a printed oath reading: "I SOLEMNLY SWEAR (OR |
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AFFIRM) THAT THE INFORMATION I HAVE GIVEN IN THIS APPLICATION IS |
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CORRECT."; |
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(9) spaces immediately below the printed oath for the |
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applicants' signatures; |
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(10) a certificate of the county clerk that: |
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(A) each applicant made the oath and the date and |
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place that it was made; or |
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(B) an applicant did not appear personally but |
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the prerequisites for the license have been fulfilled as provided |
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by this chapter; |
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(11) spaces for indicating the date of the marriage |
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and the county in which the marriage is performed; |
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(12) a space for the address to which the applicants |
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desire the completed license to be mailed; and |
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(13) a printed box for each applicant to check |
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indicating that the applicant wishes to make a voluntary |
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contribution of $5 to promote healthy early childhood by supporting |
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the Texas Home Visiting Program administered by the Office of Early |
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Childhood Coordination of the Health and Human Services Commission. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2.402(b), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) The declaration form must contain: |
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(1) a heading entitled "Declaration and Registration |
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of Informal Marriage, ___________ County, Texas"; |
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(2) spaces for each party's full name, including the |
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[woman's maiden] surname of a party intending to change the party's |
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surname as a result of the marriage, address, date of birth, place |
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of birth, including city, county, and state, and social security |
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number, if any; |
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(3) a space for indicating the type of document |
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tendered by each party as proof of age and identity; |
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(4) printed boxes for each party to check "true" or |
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"false" in response to the following statement: "The other party |
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is not related to me as: |
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(A) an ancestor or descendant, by blood or |
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adoption; |
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(B) a brother or sister, of the whole or half |
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blood or by adoption; |
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(C) a parent's brother or sister, of the whole or |
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half blood or by adoption; |
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(D) a son or daughter of a brother or sister, of |
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the whole or half blood or by adoption; |
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(E) a current or former stepchild or stepparent; |
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or |
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(F) a son or daughter of a parent's brother or |
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sister, of the whole or half blood or by adoption."; |
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(5) a printed declaration and oath reading: "I |
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SOLEMNLY SWEAR (OR AFFIRM) THAT WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, ARE MARRIED TO |
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EACH OTHER BY VIRTUE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTS: ON OR ABOUT (DATE) WE |
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AGREED TO BE MARRIED, AND AFTER THAT DATE WE LIVED TOGETHER AS |
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SPOUSES [HUSBAND AND WIFE] AND IN THIS STATE WE REPRESENTED TO |
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OTHERS THAT WE WERE MARRIED. SINCE THE DATE OF MARRIAGE TO THE |
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OTHER PARTY I HAVE NOT BEEN MARRIED TO ANY OTHER PERSON. THIS |
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DECLARATION IS TRUE AND THE INFORMATION IN IT WHICH I HAVE GIVEN IS |
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CORRECT."; |
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(6) spaces immediately below the printed declaration |
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and oath for the parties' signatures; and |
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(7) a certificate of the county clerk that the parties |
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made the declaration and oath and the place and date it was made. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |