Texas Statutes
§ 9.401 — LACK OF JURISDICTION.
Texas § 9.401
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Tex. Family Code Code Ann. § 9.401 (2026).
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Sec. 9.401. LACK OF JURISDICTION.
(a)A decree of divorce or annulment is void if the court rendering the decree lacked jurisdiction at the time the decree was rendered.
(b)A putative spouse may file a suit to declare a decree of divorce or annulment void under Subsection (a).
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 735 (H.B. 2240 ), Sec. 2, eff. June 20, 2025.
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§ 9.001
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REDUCTION TO MONEY JUDGMENT.§ 9.011
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CONTEMPT.§ 9.013
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