
§ 1.101. EVERY MARRIAGE PRESUMED VALID.  In order to 
promote the public health and welfare and to provide the necessary 
records, this code specifies detailed rules to be followed in 
establishing the marriage relationship.  However, in order to 
provide stability for those entering into the marriage relationship 
in good faith and to provide for an orderly determination of 
parentage and security for the children of the relationship, it is 
the policy of this state to preserve and uphold each marriage 
against claims of invalidity unless a strong reason exists for 
holding the marriage void or voidable.  Therefore, every marriage 
entered into in this state is presumed to be valid unless expressly 
made void by Chapter 6 or unless expressly made voidable by Chapter 
6 and annulled as provided by that chapter.

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

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