84R3380 KSD-D
By: Capriglione H.B. No. 1699
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the commission of family violence as grounds for an
annulment of a marriage.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 6, Family Code, is amended
by adding Section 6.1101 to read as follows:
Sec. 6.1101. FAMILY VIOLENCE. The court may grant an
annulment of a marriage to a party to the marriage if the court
finds that the other party to the marriage has committed family
violence, as defined by Section 71.004, against the party.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a
marriage regardless of whether the marriage was entered into
before, on, or after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.