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Tex. Fam. Code § 6.111 (2026)

Death Of Party To Voidable Marriage

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Sec. 6.111. DEATH OF PARTY TO VOIDABLE MARRIAGE. Except as provided by Subchapter C, Chapter 123, Estates Code, a marriage subject to annulment may not be challenged in a proceeding instituted after the death of either party to the marriage.

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

Amended by:

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1170 (H.B. 391), Sec. 4.03, eff. September 1, 2007.

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 22.016, eff. September 1, 2017.

SUBCHAPTER C. DECLARING A MARRIAGE VOID


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2005–2016 · leading case: Jenkins-Dyer v. Exxon Mobil Corp., 651 F. App'x 810 (10th Cir. 2016).
Jenkins-Dyer v. Exxon Mobil Corp., 651 F. App'x 810 (10th Cir. 2016). “” Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 6.111 . Because Mr.”
Creel v. Martinez, 176 S.W.3d 516 (Tex. App. 2005). “102 (Vernon 1998) (providing grounds for annulling marriage of a person between the ages of 14 and 18); Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 6.103 (Vernon 1998) (prohibiting underage annulment after reaching the age of 18); Tex.”
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