Tex. Civ. Practice & Remedies Code Section 71.005
Evidence Relating to Marital Status


In an action under this subchapter, evidence of the actual ceremonial remarriage of the surviving spouse is admissible, if it is true, but the defense is prohibited from directly or indirectly mentioning or alluding to a common-law marriage, an extramarital relationship, or the marital prospects of the surviving spouse.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.

Source: Section 71.005 — Evidence Relating to Marital Status, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.­71.­htm#71.­005 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 71.005’s source at texas​.gov