Texas Family Code - Section 6.102. Annulment Of Marriage Of Person Under Age 18

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§ 6.102. ANNULMENT OF MARRIAGE OF PERSON UNDER AGE 
18.  (a) The court may grant an annulment of a licensed or informal 
marriage of a person 16 years of age or older but under 18 years of 
age that occurred without parental consent or without a court order 
as provided by Subchapters B and E, Chapter 2.
	(b)  A petition for annulment under this section may be filed 
by:            
		(1)  a next friend for the benefit of the underage 
party;                   
		(2)  a parent;  or                                                            
		(3)  the judicially designated managing conservator or 
guardian of the person of the underage party, whether an 
individual, authorized agency, or court.
	(c)  A suit filed under this subsection by a next friend is 
barred unless it is filed within 90 days after the date of the 
marriage.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, § 1, eff. April 17, 1997.  
Amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 268, § 4.16, eff. Sept. 1, 
2005.

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