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Tex. Fam. Code § 2.101 (2026)

General Age Requirement

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Sec. 2.101. GENERAL AGE REQUIREMENT. A county clerk may not issue a marriage license if either applicant is under 18 years of age, unless each underage applicant shows that the applicant has been granted by this state or another state a court order removing the disabilities of minority of the applicant for general purposes.

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

Amended by:

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 934 (S.B. 1705), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2017.

SUBCHAPTER C. CEREMONY AND RETURN OF LICENSE


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 2008–2019 · leading case: Estes v. State, 487 S.W.3d 737 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2016).
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Estes v. State, 487 S.W.3d 737 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2016). “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann, § 2.101 (West 2006) (stating that generally, a marriage license may not be issued if either applicant is under eighteen years old).”
Robert Michael Arteaga, Jr. v. State, 511 S.W.3d 675 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2015). · cites it 2× “See TEX. FAMILY CODE ANN. §§ 2.101, 2.102. Therefore, it is not a point that needs to be further considered.”
James Farmer v. State of Florida, 268 So. 3d 1009 (Fla. 1st DCA 2019). “§ 36-3-105 (2018); Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 2.101 (West 2017); Utah Code Ann.”
Anderson, Brandon, No. PD-1550-15 (Tex. Dec. 1, 2015). · cites it 2× “20 Texas Statutes TEX. FAM. CODE § 2.101 ..................”
In re Sara Steed, No. 03-08-00235-CV, 2008 WL 2132014 (Tex. App.—Austin May 22, 2008). “Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 2.101 (West 2006), §§ 2.”
In re Sara Steed, No. 03-08-00235-CV (Tex. App.—Austin May 22, 2008). “Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 2.101 (West 2006), §§ 2.”
Arteaga, Robert Michael Jr., No. PD-1648-15 (Tex. Crim. App. Dec. 18, 2015). “See TEX. FAMILY CODE ANN. §§ 2.101, 2.102. Therefore, it is not a point that needs to be further considered.”
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