Tex. Family Code § 2.302
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 2.302, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 2.302. CEREMONY CONDUCTED BY UNAUTHORIZED PERSON.
Official statutory text
The validity of a marriage is not affected by the lack of authority of the person conducting the marriage ceremony if:
(1) there was a reasonable appearance of authority by that person;
(2) at least one party to the marriage participated in the ceremony in good faith and that party treats the marriage as valid; and
(3) neither party to the marriage:
(A) is a minor whose marriage is prohibited by law; or
(B) by marrying commits an offense under Section 25.01, Penal Code.
(1) there was a reasonable appearance of authority by that person;
(2) at least one party to the marriage participated in the ceremony in good faith and that party treats the marriage as valid; and
(3) neither party to the marriage:
(A) is a minor whose marriage is prohibited by law; or
(B) by marrying commits an offense under Section 25.01, Penal Code.
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