§ 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).
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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