(Tyler, Texas) – I have been married. Sadly, it turned into a situation that just couldn’t work and we had to get a divorce. It was not fun. It was not glamourous. It was not a happy time. It was not worth celebrating.
After many years of bachelorhood, I met a woman who gets me, and I her, and I will be spending the rest of my life with her. We are planning a September wedding and I can’t wait. I’m only writing in hypotheticals here but if it didn’t work out, could I get married again?
How Many Times Can You Legally Marry in Texas?
Texas does have laws about marriage on the books. One of those laws is that you cannot be married to more than one person, more than one person in another state or more than one person in another country. So no Sister Wives or Brother Husbands (or whatever other dumb TV show is on TLC) in Texas.
Another law is that Texas will recognize common law marriage. This is where a couple agrees to be married, lives together as a married couple and tells people they are married. There also is a Declaration of Informal Marriage that must be submitted to the county clerk where they live to be recognized.
Legal Age to Be Married
You must be at least 18 years of age or older to marry in Texas. However, there is a court order that can remove “the disabilities of minority of the party for general purposes” that could allow for someone to marry another person under the age of 18 (thelarsonlawoffice.com)…