Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law a bill eliminating a loophole allowing child marriage. The new law prohibits people under the age of18 years from getting married unless they are emancipated minors. Minors are allowed to emancipate from their parents at the age of 16, so the youngest age a person may marry in
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New Texas law bans application of foreign laws
By Michelle O'Neil on
Posted in Alimony and Spousal Support, Divorce News
Texas Governor Abbott signed into law House Bill 45 which states that Texas and U.S. law supersedes all other laws. The law prohibits Texas judges from enforcing or upholding any law or order from another country that infringes upon U.S. and Texas constitutional rights. The bill shields litigants in family law cases “against violations of …