Texas Family Code - Section 2.007. Affidavit Of Absent Applicant

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§ 2.007. AFFIDAVIT OF ABSENT APPLICANT.  The affidavit of 
an absent applicant must include:
		(1)  the absent applicant's full name, including the 
maiden surname of a female applicant, address, date of birth, place 
of birth, including city, county, and state, citizenship, and 
social security number, if any;
		(2)  a declaration that the absent applicant has not 
been divorced within the last 30 days;
		(3)  a declaration that the absent applicant is:                              
			(A)  not presently married;  or                                              
			(B)  married to the other applicant and they wish 
to marry again;          
		(4)  a declaration that the other applicant is not 
presently married and is not related to the absent applicant as:
			(A)  an ancestor or descendant, by blood or 
adoption;                      
			(B)  a brother or sister, of the whole or half 
blood or by adoption;       
			(C)  a parent's brother or sister, of the whole or 
half blood or by adoption;
			(D)  a son or daughter of a brother or sister, of 
the whole or half blood or by adoption;
			(E)  a current or former stepchild or stepparent;  
or                      
			(F)  a son or daughter of a parent's brother or 
sister, of the whole or half blood or by adoption;
		(5)  a declaration that the absent applicant desires to 
marry and the name, age, and address of the person to whom the 
absent applicant desires to be married;
		(6)  the approximate date on which the marriage is to 
occur;                
		(7)  the reason the absent applicant is unable to 
appear personally before the county clerk for the issuance of the 
license;  and
		(8)  if the absent applicant will be unable to attend 
the ceremony, the appointment of any adult, other than the other 
applicant, to act as proxy for the purpose of participating in the 
ceremony.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, § 1, eff. April 17, 1997.  
Amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 268, § 4.07, eff. Sept. 1, 
2005.

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