Texas Family Code - FAM § 2.404. Recording of Certificate or Declaration of Informal Marriage

(1) determine that all necessary information is recorded on the declaration of informal marriage form and that all necessary documents are submitted to the clerk;

(2) administer the oath to each party to the declaration;

(3) have each party sign the declaration in the clerk's presence;  and

(4) execute the clerk's certificate to the declaration.

(1) prepare a certificate of informal marriage;

(2) enter on the certificate the names of the persons declaring their informal marriage and the date the certificate or declaration is issued;  and

(3) record the time at which the certificate or declaration is issued.

(1) either party fails to supply any information or provide any document required by this subchapter;

(2) either party is under 18 years of age;  or

(3) either party checks “false” in response to the statement of relationship to the other party.

(1) the incidence and mode of transmission of AIDS and HIV;

(2) the local availability of medical procedures, including voluntary testing, designed to show or help show whether a person has AIDS or HIV infection, antibodies to HIV, or infection with any other probable causative agent of AIDS;  and

(3) available and appropriate counseling services regarding AIDS and HIV infection.