If your marriage is over, and there is no hope of reconciliation, you can be divorced in Texas either under a no-fault divorce (the marriage has become insupportable because of discord or conflict of personalities that destroys the legitimate ends of the marital relationship and prevents any reasonable expectation of reconciliation) or under the fault provisions (cruelty, adultery, felony conviction, abandonment, living apart, & confinement in mental hospital).
You must be a Texas resident for the past six months and a resident of the county in which you bring suit for 90 days. If you have not lived in Texas for at least six months and lived in McLennan County for at least 90 days, we cannot take your case. We only handle divorce cases in McLennan County, Texas.

Similar to a divorce (the marriage is over) but legally means the marriage never happened. You can get your marriage annulled if any of the following are true:
1. Under 16 – bring within 90 days of learning of marriage or within 90 days of turning 16 (note: conflicts with Family Code § 6.205)
2. Age 16-17 and married without parental or judicial consent; suit must be filed within 90 days of marriage and before the minor turns 18.
3. Under influence of drugs or alcohol and has not voluntarily cohabitated since the intoxication has worn off.
4. Permanent impotency concealed at time of marriage and has not voluntarily cohabitated since learning of it.
5. Fraud, duress, or force was used to get married and has not voluntarily cohabitated since learning of the fraud or since being released from the duress or force.
6. Suit by next friend – You lack of mental capacity and have not voluntarily cohabitated since having the mental capacity to recognize the marriage relationship.
7. Spouse lacked mental capacity and you have not voluntarily cohabitated since learning of your spouses mental incapacity.
8. Spouse concealed divorce within 30 days and you have not voluntarily cohabitated since learning of the concealed divorce.
9. Marriage within 72 hours of getting marriage license – suit must be brought within 30 days of marriage.

also known as a SAPCR or suit affecting parent-child relationship, we can assist you in modifying the terms of your child support and/or child custody if circumstances have changed which require their modification. We can also assist you with collection of back child support.

A marriage is void (legally never happened) if:
1. Consanguinity: ancestor or descendent, brother or sister, parent’s brother or sister, son or daughter of brother or sister, last 3 whole or half blood or by adoption.
2. Marriage to already married person. Becomes valid upon dissolution of first marriage if parties continue to live together and hold each other out as husband and wife.
3. Either party younger than 16 years old. (conflicts with Family Code § 6.101 and 2.103)

4. Current or former stepchild or stepparent

But suit must be brought to declare marriage void. Jurisdiction proper if “marriage” occurred in Texas or if either party is domiciled in Texas. Presumably all the “void” marriages are actually “voidable” since court action is required to determine them void.