- Part I. Getting Married
Chapter - The Formal Marriage
- The Informal (Common Law) Marriage
- The Putative Marriage—the Meretricious Relationship
- Part II. Ending the Marriage
- Void Marriages
- Annulment (Voidable Marriages)
- Divorce
- Notifying the Respondent—Service of Process
- Temporary Orders While Suit Pending
- Part III. Property
- Identifying Separate Property
- Dividing the Property
- Property Agreements
- Control of Property—Debts and Creditors’ Rights
- Part IV. Children
- Children—Overview
- Parentage—Identifying the Parents of Children
- Managing Conservatorship
- Possessory Conservatorship—Powers
- Visitation and Grandparent Access
- Child Support
- Termination of Parental Rights
- Adoption
- Change of Name—Minors
- Consent to Medical Treatment
- Removal of Disabilities of Minority
- Emergency Provisions Concerning Children
- Civil and Criminal Liabilities Concerning Children
- Habeas Corpus—Returning the Child to the Person Entitled to Possession
- Filing the Lawsuit Concerning Children
- Part V. Jurisdiction Over the Respondent
- Acquiring Jurisdiction Over the Respondent
- Part VI. Enforcement
- Enforcement of Court Orders
- Part VII. Attorney Fees
- Attorney Fees
- Part VIII. Court Masters/Associate Judges
- Court Master/Associate Judge
- Table of Laws and Rules
- Table of Cases
- Handbook Index
- Appendix: Family Code
- Family Code Index
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