This legal research guide provides information about common law marriage in Texas, including links to the relevant statutes and to information written in “plain English.”
Disclaimer: The State Law Library cannot tell you what a law means for your situation. Please contact an attorney for help determining what the law means for you. If you have questions or need help finding resources, please ask a librarian.
Disclaimer: The State Law Library cannot tell you what a law means for your situation.
Below are some of the library resources aimed at practitioners that can provide further guidance on this topic. If you are not able to visit the State Law Library in Austin, these books might be available at a law library near you or a public library near you.
Covers: conservatorship, guardianship, premarital agreements, divorce, custody, spousal support, temporary orders, termination of parental rights, adoption, and more. Includes drafting guides for legal forms.
This CLE published by the State Bar of Texas contains an article that discusses how the Obergefell v. Hodges decision has impacted common law marriages between same-sex couples whose marriages began before the decision was delivered in 2015.