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Texas Family Code - Section 6.702. Waiting Period

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§ 6.702. WAITING PERIOD. (a) The court may not grant a divorce before the 60th day after the date the suit was filed. A decree rendered in violation of this subsection is not subject to collateral attack. (b) A waiting period is not required before a court may grant an annulment or declare a marriage void other than as required in civil cases generally. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, § 1, eff. April 17, 1997.

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