HB1814 - Relating to changes to certain marriage-related forms.

  89R9481 MLH-D     By: Hernandez, González of Dallas H.B. No. 1814       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to changes to certain marriage-related forms.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 2.004(b), Family Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (b)  The application form must contain:                (1)  a heading entitled "Application for Marriage   License, ____________ County, Texas";                (2)  spaces for each applicant's full name, including   the [ woman's maiden ] surname of an applicant intending to change   the applicant's surname as a result of the marriage , address,   social security number, if any, date of birth, and place of birth,   including city, county, and state;                (3)  a space for indicating the document tendered by   each applicant as proof of identity and age;                (4)  spaces for indicating whether each applicant has   been divorced within the last 30 days;                (5)  printed boxes for each applicant to check "true"   or "false" in response to the following statement:  "I am not   presently married and the other applicant is not presently   married.";                (6)  printed boxes for each applicant to check "true"   or "false" in response to the following statement:  "The other   applicant is not related to me as:                      (A)  an ancestor or descendant, by blood or   adoption;                      (B)  a brother or sister, of the whole or half   blood or by adoption;                      (C)  a parent's brother or sister, of the whole or   half blood or by adoption;                      (D)  a son or daughter of a brother or sister, of   the whole or half blood or by adoption;                      (E)  a current or former stepchild or stepparent;   or                      (F)  a son or daughter of a parent's brother or   sister, of the whole or half blood or by adoption.";                (7)  printed boxes for each applicant to check "true"   or "false" in response to the following statement:  "I am not   presently delinquent in the payment of court-ordered child   support.";                (8)  a printed oath reading:  "I SOLEMNLY SWEAR (OR   AFFIRM) THAT THE INFORMATION I HAVE GIVEN IN THIS APPLICATION IS   CORRECT.";                (9)  spaces immediately below the printed oath for the   applicants' signatures;                (10)  a certificate of the county clerk that:                      (A)  each applicant made the oath and the date and   place that it was made; or                      (B)  an applicant did not appear personally but   the prerequisites for the license have been fulfilled as provided   by this chapter;                (11)  spaces for indicating the date of the marriage   and the county in which the marriage is performed;                (12)  a space for the address to which the applicants   desire the completed license to be mailed; and                (13)  a printed box for each applicant to check   indicating that the applicant wishes to make a voluntary   contribution of $5 to promote healthy early childhood by supporting   the Texas Home Visiting Program administered by the Office of Early   Childhood Coordination of the Health and Human Services Commission.          SECTION 2.  Section 2.402(b), Family Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (b)  The declaration form must contain:                (1)  a heading entitled "Declaration and Registration   of Informal Marriage, ___________ County, Texas";                (2)  spaces for each party's full name, including the   [ woman's maiden ] surname of a party intending to change the party's   surname as a result of the marriage , address, date of birth, place   of birth, including city, county, and state, and social security   number, if any;                (3)  a space for indicating the type of document   tendered by each party as proof of age and identity;                (4)  printed boxes for each party to check "true" or   "false" in response to the following statement:  "The other party   is not related to me as:                      (A)  an ancestor or descendant, by blood or   adoption;                      (B)  a brother or sister, of the whole or half   blood or by adoption;                      (C)  a parent's brother or sister, of the whole or   half blood or by adoption;                      (D)  a son or daughter of a brother or sister, of   the whole or half blood or by adoption;                      (E)  a current or former stepchild or stepparent;   or                      (F)  a son or daughter of a parent's brother or   sister, of the whole or half blood or by adoption.";                (5)  a printed declaration and oath reading:  "I   SOLEMNLY SWEAR (OR AFFIRM) THAT WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, ARE MARRIED TO   EACH OTHER BY VIRTUE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTS:  ON OR ABOUT (DATE) WE   AGREED TO BE MARRIED, AND AFTER THAT DATE WE LIVED TOGETHER AS   SPOUSES [ HUSBAND AND WIFE ] AND IN THIS STATE WE REPRESENTED TO   OTHERS THAT WE WERE MARRIED.  SINCE THE DATE OF MARRIAGE TO THE   OTHER PARTY I HAVE NOT BEEN MARRIED TO ANY OTHER PERSON.  THIS   DECLARATION IS TRUE AND THE INFORMATION IN IT WHICH I HAVE GIVEN IS   CORRECT.";                (6)  spaces immediately below the printed declaration   and oath for the parties' signatures; and                (7)  a certificate of the county clerk that the parties   made the declaration and oath and the place and date it was made.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.