§ 1.101 Every Marriage Presumed Valid
§ 1.102 Most Recent Marriage Presumed Valid
§ 1.103 Persons Married Elsewhere
§ 1.104 Capacity of Spouse
§ 1.105 Joinder in Civil Suits
§ 1.106 Criminal Conversation Not Authorized
§ 1.107 Alienation of Affection Not Authorized
§ 1.108 Promise or Agreement Must Be in Writing
§ 1.109 Use of Digitized Signature

Terms Used In Texas Family Code Chapter 1 > Subchapter B - Public Policy

  • Comptroller: means the state comptroller of public accounts. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, or figures, whether by writing, printing, or other means. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • 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.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • 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
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Signature: includes the mark of a person unable to write, and "subscribe" includes the making of such a mark. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Uphold: The decision of an appellate court not to reverse a lower court decision.
  • Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005