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Tex. Fam. Code § 6.107 (2026)

Fraud, Duress, Or Force

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Sec. 6.107. FRAUD, DURESS, OR FORCE. The court may grant an annulment of a marriage to a party to the marriage if:

(1) the other party used fraud, duress, or force to induce the petitioner to enter into the marriage; and

(2) the petitioner has not voluntarily cohabited with the other party since learning of the fraud or since being released from the duress or force.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 19 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2006–2025 · leading case: Jawed Manjlai v. Nabila Hamid Manjlai, 447 S.W.3d 376 (Tex. App. 2014).
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Jawed Manjlai v. Nabila Hamid Manjlai, 447 S.W.3d 376 (Tex. App. 2014). · cites it 7× “Tex. Fam. Code § 6.107. Jawed first asserts that there is no evidence to support the jury’s verdict because: (1) all of the alleged false representations occurred during the marriage, not before, and therefore cannot support a claim for inducement; and (2) the evidence…”
Desta v. Anyaoha, 371 S.W.3d 596 (Tex. App. 2012). · cites it 3× “A trial court may grant a petitioner an annulment of a marriage if (1) the other party used fraud, duress, or force to induce the petitioner to enter into the marriage; and (2) the petitioner has not voluntarily cohabited with the other party since learning of the fraud or since…”
Leax v. Leax, 305 S.W.3d 22 (Tex. App. 2009). “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 6.107 (Vernon 2006).”
Montenegro v. Avila, 365 S.W.3d 822 (Tex. App. 2012). “TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 6.107 (West 2006). In Issue One, Montenegro argues that the trial court erred in granting an annulment based on fraud because legally- and factually-insufficient evidence supported a finding that Montenegro committed fraud to induce Avila into marriage with…”
Jawed Manjlai v. Nabila Hamid Manjlai (Tex. App. 2014). · cites it 4× “Nabila sought an annulment of her marriage to Jawed under Texas Family Code section 6.107, on 2 the basis that Jawed fraudulently induced her to marry him, and in the alternative, she asked for a divorce.”
Jonathan Eliazar Merlo v. Victor Manuel Lopez (Tex. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “107 of the Texas Family Code authorizes a trial court to grant an annulment of a marriage to a party upon two showings: “(1) the other party used fraud . . . to induce the petitioner to enter into the marriage; and (2) the petitioner has not voluntarily cohabitated with the…”
Guangcun Huang v. Linman Chang (Tex. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “” TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 6.107 (emphasis added); see also TEX.”
in the Interest of Ja.D.Y. & Ju.D.Y., Child. (Tex. App. 2018). “” TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 6.107 (West 2006). Fraudulent inducement is established by proving that a false material misrepresentation was made that (1) was known to be false when it was made; (2) was intended to be acted upon; (3) was relied upon; and (4) caused injury.”
Bradley Allen Zielinski v. Jeannette Eduviges Zielinski (Tex. App. 2019). “” Tex. Fam. Code § 6.107 (subsection identifiers omitted).”
in the Matter of the Marriage of Charles Inness Thrash, an Incapacitated Adult. (Tex. App. 2020). “) (citing TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 6.107) (recognizing, for another annulment statute, that the trial court is the factfinder).”
Kari Nicole Quebe Hawk v. Pamela Louise Wallace (Tex. App. 2022). “” See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 6.107 (authorizing a court to grant an annulment if “the other party used fraud, duress, or force to induce the petitioner to enter into the marriage” and if “the petitioner has not voluntarily cohabited with the other party since learning of the…”
Rupinder Singh v. Manpinder Kaur (Tex. App. 2025). “” Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 6.107 . In determining whether to grant an annulment based on fraud, courts typically look for evidence of fraudulent inducement.”
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— Tex. Fam. Code § 6.107(1) — 1 case
Desta v. Anyaoha, 371 S.W.3d 596 (Tex. App. 2012). “A trial court may grant a petitioner an annulment of a marriage if (1) the other party used fraud, duress, or force to induce the petitioner to enter into the marriage; and (2) the petitioner has not voluntarily cohabited with the other party since learning of the fraud or since…”
— Tex. Fam. Code § 6.107(2) — 1 case
Jonathan Eliazar Merlo v. Victor Manuel Lopez (Tex. App. 2021). “107 of the Texas Family Code authorizes a trial court to grant an annulment of a marriage to a party upon two showings: “(1) the other party used fraud . . . to induce the petitioner to enter into the marriage; and (2) the petitioner has not voluntarily cohabitated with the…”
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