
§ 6.307. JURISDICTION TO DECLARE MARRIAGE VOID.  (a) 
Either party to a marriage made void by this chapter may sue to have 
the marriage declared void, or the court may declare the marriage 
void in a collateral proceeding.
	(b)  The court may declare a marriage void only if:                            
		(1)  the purported marriage was contracted in this 
state;  or               
		(2)  either party is domiciled in this state.                                 
	(c)  A suit to have a marriage declared void is a suit in rem, 
affecting the status of the parties to the purported marriage.

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

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