Tex. Family Code § 2.406
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 2.406, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 2.406. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION.
Official statutory text
If a party to a declaration of informal marriage has checked the box described by Section 2.402(b)(5), the county clerk may not:
(1) publicly publish the personally identifying information of either party, other than the names of the parties; or
(2) release a copy of the declaration that includes the personally identifying information of either party, other than the names of the parties, to anyone other than a party named on the declaration or the party's legal representative.
(1) publicly publish the personally identifying information of either party, other than the names of the parties; or
(2) release a copy of the declaration that includes the personally identifying information of either party, other than the names of the parties, to anyone other than a party named on the declaration or the party's legal representative.
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