§ 2.301 Fraud, Mistake, or Illegality in Obtaining License
§ 2.302 Ceremony Conducted by Unauthorized Person

Terms Used In Texas Family Code Chapter 2 > Subchapter D - Validity of Marriage

  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005