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Tex. Fam. Code § 1.103 (2026)

Persons Married Elsewhere

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Sec. 1.103. PERSONS MARRIED ELSEWHERE. The law of this state applies to persons married elsewhere who are domiciled in this state.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2007–2024 · leading case: Citizens Ins. Co. of Am. v. Daccach, 217 S.W.3d 430 (Tex. 2007).
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Citizens Ins. Co. of Am. v. Daccach, 217 S.W.3d 430 (Tex. 2007). “”); Tex. Fam.Code § 1.103 (“The law of this state applies to persons married elsewhere who are domiciled in this state.”
Fuentes v. Zaragoza, 555 S.W.3d 141 (Tex. App. 2018). “See TEX. FAM. CODE § 1.103 ("The law of this state applies to persons married elsewhere who are domiciled in this state.”
Bourke v. Beshear, 996 F. Supp. 2d 542 (W.D. Ky. 2014). “§ 36-3-113 (West 2013); Tex. Fam.Code Ann. §§ 1.103, 2.001 (West 2013); Utah Code Ann.”
In the Interest of P.A., a Child v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2024). · cites it 3× “” TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 1.103. In the Agreement, the parties anticipated that they might later be Texas residents.”
Erin Broussard v. Roy Arnel (Tex. App. 2019). “” See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 1.103. According to Broussard, “there is no evidence that [I.”
Fraccionadora Y Urbanizadora De Juarez, S.A. De C v. Inmobiliaria Y Constructor Berza, S.A. De C v. Aeroservicios De Viaje, S.A. De C v. Abba-Farma, S.A. De C v. & Juan Carlos Bermudez Espinosa/Claudia Patricia Zaragoza Delgado v. Claudia Patricia Zaragoza Delgado/Fraccionadora Y Urbanizadora De Juarez, S.A. De C v. Inmobiliaria Y Constructor Berza, S.A. De C v. Aeroservicios De Viaje, S.A. De C v. Abba-Farma, S.A. De C v. & Juan Carlos Bermudez Espinosa (Tex. App. 2020). “Nevertheless, Wife maintains that TEX.FAM.CODE ANN. § 1.103 mandates that Texas law, rather than the law of Chihuahua, Mexico controls this case.”
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