Tex. Fam. Code Section 2.007
Affidavit of Absent Applicant


The affidavit of an absent applicant must include:

(1)

the absent applicant’s full name, including the maiden surname of a female applicant, address, date of birth, place of birth, including city, county, and state, citizenship, and social security number, if any;

(2)

a declaration that the absent applicant has not been divorced within the last 30 days;

(3)

a declaration that the absent applicant is:

(A)

not presently married; or

(B)

married to the other applicant and they wish to marry again;

(4)

a declaration that the other applicant is not presently married and is not related to the absent applicant 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 declaration that the absent applicant desires to marry and the name, age, and address of the person to whom the absent applicant desires to be married;

(6)

the approximate date on which the marriage is to occur;

(7)

the reason the absent applicant is unable to appear personally before the county clerk for the issuance of the license; and

(8)

the appointment of any adult, other than the other applicant, to act as proxy for the purpose of participating in the ceremony, if the absent applicant is:

(A)

a member of the armed forces of the United States stationed in another country in support of combat or another military operation; and

(B)

unable to attend the ceremony.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 4.07, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 650 (H.B. 869), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.

Source: Section 2.007 — Affidavit of Absent Applicant, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.­2.­htm#2.­007 (accessed Mar. 23, 2024).

Accessed:
Mar. 23, 2024

§ 2.007’s source at texas​.gov