{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-6.712","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 6.712","heading":"DATE OF MARRIAGE REQUIREMENT IN FINAL DECREE.","body":"(a) In a suit for dissolution of a marriage in which the court grants a divorce, the court shall state the date of the marriage in the decree of divorce.\n(b) This section does not apply to a suit for dissolution of a marriage described by Section 2.401(a)(2).\nAdded by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 934 (H.B. 3774), Sec. 4.01, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 1. THE MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP","SUBTITLE C. DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE","CHAPTER 6. SUIT FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE","SUBCHAPTER H. TRIAL AND APPEAL"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.6.htm#6.712","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"f52c12037ce56af44ee5da95e709dc45e1b3fd75a2896d1439ee587e9a0f1b2f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-6.711","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-6.801"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}