| New Section | New Description | Old Section | Old Description |
| Title 1 | The Marriage Relationship | ||
| Subtitle A | Marriage | ||
| Chapter 1 | General Provisions | ||
| Subchapter A | Definitions | ||
| 1.001 | Applicability of Definitions | None | |
| 1.002 | Court | None | |
| 1.003 | Suit for Dissolution of Marriage | None | |
| Subchapter B | Public Policy | ||
| 1.101 | Every Marriage Presumed Valid | 2.01 | State Policy |
| 1.102 | Most Recent Marriage Presumed Valid | 2.01 | State Policy |
| 1.103 | Persons Married Elsewhere | 4.01 | Persons Married Elsewhere |
| 1.104 | Capacity of Spouse | 4.03 | Capacity of Spouses |
| 1.105 | Joinder in Civil Suits | 4.04 | Joinder in Civil Suits |
| 1.106 | Criminal Conversation Not Authorized | 4.05 | Criminal Conversation not Authorized |
| 1.107 | Alienation of Affection Not Authorized | 4.06 | Alienation of Affection not Authorized |
| 1.108 | Promise or Agreement Must Be in Writing | None | |
| Chapter 2 | The Marriage Relationship | ||
| Subchapter A | Application for Marriage License | ||
| 2.001 | Marriage License | 1.01 | Marriage License |
| 2.002 | Application for License | 1.02 | Application for License |
| 2.003 | Application for License By Minor | 1.02 | Application for License |
| 2.004 | Application Form | 1.03 | Application Form |
| 2.005 | Proof of Identity and Age | 1.04 | Proof of Identity and Age |
| 2.006 | Absent Applicant | 1.05 | Absent Applicant |
| 2.007 | Affidavit of Absent Applicant | 1.05 | Absent Applicant |
| 2.008 | Execution of Application by Clerk | 1.06 | Execution of Application |
| 2.009 | Issuance of License | 1.07 | Issuance of License |
| 2.010 | AIDS Information | 1.07 | Issuance of License |
| 2.011 | Recording | 1.08 | Recording |
| 2.012 | Violation by County Clerk | 1.09 | Violation by County Clerk |
| Subchapter B | Underage Applicants | ||
| 2.101 | General Age Requirement | 1.51 | Age Requirements: General Rules |
| 2.102 | Parental Consent for Underage Applicant | 1.52 | Underage Applicant: Parental Consent |
| 2.103 | Court Order for Underage Applicant | 1.53 | Underage Applicant: Court Order |
| Subchapter C | Ceremony and Return of License | ||
| 2.201 | Expiration of License | 1.81 | Expiration of License |
| 2.202 | Persons Authorized to Conduct Ceremony | 1.83 | Persons Authorized to Conduct Ceremony |
| 2.203 | Ceremony | 1.82 | Ceremony |
| 2.204 | 72-Hour Waiting Period; Exceptions | 1.82 | Ceremony |
| 2.205 | Discrimination in Conducting Marriage Prohibited | 1.83 | Persons Authorized to Conduct Ceremony |
| 2.206 | Return of License; Penalty | 1.84 | Return of License: Penalty for Violation |
| 2.207 | Marriage Conducted After License Expired; Penalty | 1.81 | Expiration of License |
| 2.208 | Recording and Delivery of License | 1.85 | Recording of License: Delivery to Licensees |
| 2.209 | Duplicate License | 1.86 | Duplicate License |
| Subchapter D | Validity of Marriage | ||
| 2.301 | Fraud, Mistake, or Illegality in Obtaining License | 2.02 | Fraud, Mistake, or Illegality in Obtaining License |
| 2.302 | Ceremony Conducted by Unauthorized Person | 2.03 | Ceremony Conducted by Unauthorized Persons |
| Subchapter E | Marriage Without Formalities | ||
| 2.401 | Proof of Informal Marriage | 1.91 | Proof of Certain Informal Marriages |
| 2.402 | Declaration and Registration of Informal Marriage | 1.92 | Declaration and Registration |
| 2.403 | Proof of Identity and Age | 1.93 | Proof of Identity and Age |
| 2.404 | Recording of Declaration of Informal Marriage | 1.94 | Recording of Declaration |
| 2.405 | Violation by County Clerk | 1.95 | Violation by County Clerk |
| Subchapter F | Rights and Duties of Spouses | ||
| 2.501 | Duty to Support | 4.02 | Duty to Support |
| Subtitle B | Property Rights and Liabilities | ||
| Chapter 3 | Marital Property Rights and Liabilities | ||
| Subchapter A | General Rules for Separate and Community Property | ||
| 3.001 | Separate Property | 5.01 | Marital Property Characterized |
| 3.002 | Community Property | 5.01 | Marital Property Characterized |
| 3.003 | Presumption of Community Property | 5.02 | Presumption |
| 3.004 | Recordation of Separate Property | 5.03 | Recordation of Separate Property |
| 3.005 | Gifts Between Spouses | 5.04 | Gifts Between Spouses |
| Subchapter B | Management, Control, and Disposition of Marital Property | ||
| 3.101 | Managing Separate Property | 5.21 | Separate Property |
| 3.102 | Managing Community Property | 5.22 | Community Property: General Rules |
| 3.103 | Managing Earnings of Minor | 5.23 | Earnings of Unemancipated Child |
| 3.104 | Protection of Third Persons | 5.24 | Protection of Third Persons |
| Subchapter C | Marital Property Liabilities | ||
| 3.201 | Spousal Liability | 4.031 | Spousal Liability |
| 3.202 | Rules of Marital Property Liability | 5.61 | Rules of Marital Property Liability |
| 3.203 | Order in Which Property is Subject to Execution | 5.62 | Order in Which Property is Subject to Execution |
| Subchapter D | Management, Control, and Disposition of Marital Property Under Unusual Circumstances | ||
| 3.301 | Incapacitated, Missing, Abandoned, or Separated Spouse | 5.25 | Unusual Circumstances |
| 3.302 | Spouse Missing on Public Service [for Community Property] | 5.26 | Spouse Missing on Public Service |
| 3.303 | Appointment of Attorney | 5.26 | Spouse Missing on Public Service |
| 3.303 | Appointment of Attorney | 5.25 | Unusual Circumstances |
| 3.304 | Notice of Hearing; Citation | 5.25 | Unusual Circumstances |
| 3.304 | Notice of Hearing; Citation | 5.26 | Spouse Missing on Public Service |
| 3.305 | Citation by Publication | 5.25 | Unusual Circumstances |
| 3.305 | Citation by Publication | 5.26 | Spouse Missing on Public Service |
| 3.306 | Court Order for Management, Control, and Disposition of Community Property | 5.25 | Unusual Circumstances |
| 3.306 | Court Order for Management, Control, and Disposition of Community Property | 5.26 | Spouse Missing on Public Service |
| 3.307 | Continuing Jurisdiction Of Court; Vacating Original Order | 5.25 | Unusual Circumstances |
| 3.307 | Continuing Jurisdiction Of Court; Vacating Original Order | 5.26 | Spouse Missing on Public Service |
| 3.308 | Recording Order to Affect Real Property | 5.26 | Spouse Missing on Public Service |
| 3.308 | Recording Order to Affect Real Property | 5.25 | Unusual Circumstances |
| 3.309 | Remedies Cumulative | 5.27 | Remedies Cumulative |
| Chapter 4 | Premarital and Marital Property Agreements | ||
| Subchapter A | Uniform Premarital Agreement Act | ||
| 4.001 | Definitions | 5.41 | Definitions |
| 4.002 | Formalities | 5.42 | Formalities |
| 4.003 | Content | 5.43 | Content |
| 4.004 | Effect of Marriage | 5.44 | Effect of Marriage |
| 4.005 | Amendment or Revocation | 5.45 | Amendment; Revocation |
| 4.006 | Enforcement | 5.46 | Enforcement |
| 4.007 | Enforcement: Void Marriage | 5.47 | Enforcement: Void Marriage |
| 4.008 | Limitations of Actions | 5.48 | Limitation of Actions |
| 4.009 | Application and Construction | 5.49 | Application and Construction |
| 4.010 | Short Title | 5.50 | Short Title |
| Subchapter B | Marital Property Agreement | ||
| 4.101 | Definition | 5.51 | Property Defined |
| 4.102 | Partition or Exchange of Community Property | 5.52 | Partition or Exchange of Community Property |
| 4.103 | Agreement Between Spouses Concerning Income or Property From Separate Property | 5.53 | Agreements Between Spouses Concerning Income or Property Derived From Separate Property |
| 4.104 | Formalities | 5.54 | Formalities |
| 4.105 | Enforcement | 5.55 | Enforcement |
| 4.106 | Rights of Creditors and Recordation Under Partition or Exchange Agreement | 5.56 | Partition or Exchange Agreements: Rights of Creditors, Recordation |
| Chapter 5 | Homestead Rights | ||
| Subchapter A | Sale of Homestead, General Rule | ||
| 5.001 | Sale, Conveyance, or Encumbrance of Homestead | 5.81 | Sale, Conveyance, or Encumbrance of Homestead |
| 5.002 | Sale of Homestead for Incapacitated Spouse | 5.82 | Separate Homestead: Incompetent Spouse; Sale Without Joinder |
| Subchapter B | Sale of Homestead Under Unusual Circumstances | ||
| 5.101 | Sale of Separate Homestead Under Unusual Circumstances | 5.83 | Separate Homestead: Unusual Circumstances; Sale Without Joinder |
| 5.101 | Sale of Separate Homestead Under Unusual Circumstances | 5.831 | Separate Homestead: Spouse Missing on Public Service; Sale Without Joinder |
| 5.102 | Sale of Community Homestead Under Unusual Circumstances | 5.87 | Community Homestead: Spouse Missing On Public Service; Sale Without Joinder |
| 5.102 | Sale of Community Homestead Under Unusual Circumstances | 5.85 | Community Homestead: Unusual Circumstance; Sale Without Joinder |
| 5.103 | Time for Filing Petition | 5.87 | Community Homestead: Spouse Missing On Public Service; Sale Without Joinder |
| 5.103 | Time for Filing Petition | 5.85 | Community Homestead: Unusual Circumstance; Sale Without Joinder |
| 5.103 | Time for Filing Petition | 5.83 | Separate Homestead: Unusual Circumstances; Sale Without Joinder |
| 5.103 | Time for Filing Petition | 5.831 | Separate Homestead: Spouse Missing on Public Service; Sale Without Joinder |
| 5.104 | Appointment of Attorney | 5.831 | Separate Homestead: Spouse Missing on Public Service; Sale Without Joinder |
| 5.104 | Appointment of Attorney | 5.85 | Community Homestead: Unusual Circumstance; Sale Without Joinder |
| 5.104 | Appointment of Attorney | 5.87 | Community Homestead: Spouse Missing On Public Service; Sale Without Joinder |
| 5.104 | Appointment of Attorney | 5.83 | Separate Homestead: Unusual Circumstances; Sale Without Joinder |
| 5.105 | Citation; Notice of Hearing | 5.83 | Separate Homestead: Unusual Circumstances; Sale Without Joinder |
| 5.105 | Citation; Notice of Hearing | 5.87 | Community Homestead: Spouse Missing On Public Service; Sale Without Joinder |
| 5.105 | Citation; Notice of Hearing | 5.831 | Separate Homestead: Spouse Missing on Public Service; Sale Without Joinder |
| 5.105 | Citation; Notice of Hearing | 5.85 | Community Homestead: Unusual Circumstance; Sale Without Joinder |
| 5.106 | Court Order | 5.85 | Community Homestead: Unusual Circumstance; Sale Without Joinder |
| 5.106 | Court Order | 5.831 | Separate Homestead: Spouse Missing on Public Service; Sale Without Joinder |
| 5.106 | Court Order | 5.83 | Separate Homestead: Unusual Circumstances; Sale Without Joinder |
| 5.106 | Court Order | 5.87 | Community Homestead: Spouse Missing On Public Service; Sale Without Joinder |
| 5.107 | Sale of Community Homestead For Spouse Judicially Declared Incapacitated | 5.84 | Community Homestead: Incompetent Spouse; Sale Without Joinder |
| 5.108 | Remedies and Powers Cumulative | 5.86 | Remedies and Powers Cumulative |
| Subtitle C | Dissolution of Marriage | ||
| Chapter 6 | Suit for Dissolution of Marriage | ||
| Subchapter A | Grounds for Divorce and Defenses | ||
| 6.001 | Insupportability | 3.01 | Insupportability |
| 6.002 | Cruelty | 3.02 | Cruelty |
| 6.003 | Adultery | 3.03 | Adultery |
| 6.004 | Conviction of Felony | 3.04 | Conviction of Felony |
| 6.005 | Abandonment | 3.05 | Abandonment |
| 6.006 | Living Apart | 3.06 | Living Apart |
| 6.007 | Confinement in Mental Hospital | 3.07 | Confinement in Mental Hospital |
| 6.008 | Defenses | 3.08 | Defenses |
| Subchapter B | Grounds for Annulment | ||
| 6.101 | Annulment of Marriage of Person Under Age 14 | 2.41 | Underage |
| 6.102 | Annulment of Marriage of Person Under Age 18 | 2.41 | Underage |
| 6.103 | Underage Annulment Barred by Adulthood | 2.41 | Underage |
| 6.104 | Discretionary Annulment of Underage Marriage | 2.41 | Underage |
| 6.105 | Under Influence of Alcohol or Narcotics | 2.42 | Under Influence of Alcohol or Narcotics |
| 6.106 | Impotency | 2.43 | Impotency |
| 6.107 | Fraud, Duress, or Force | 2.44 | Fraud, Duress, Force |
| 6.108 | Mental Incapacity | 2.45 | Mental Incompetency |
| 6.109 | Concealed Divorce | 2.46 | Concealed Divorce |
| 6.110 | Marriage Less Than 72 Hours After Issuance of License | 2.48 | Marriage Less Than 72 Hours After Issuance of License |
| 6.111 | Death of Party to Voidable Marriage | 2.47 | Death of Party to Voidable Marriage |
| Subchapter C | Declaring A Marriage Void | ||
| 6.201 | Consanguinity | 2.21 | Consanguinity |
| 6.202 | Marriage During Existence of Prior Marriage | 2.22 | Marriage During Existence of Prior Marriage |
| 6.203 | Certain Void Marriages Valid | 2.23 | Certain Void Marriages Validated |
| Subchapter D | Jurisdiction, Venue, and Residence Qualifications | ||
| 6.301 | General Residency Rule for Divorce Suit | 3.21 | Residence -- General Rule |
| 6.302 | Suit for Divorce by Nonresident Spouse | 3.24 | Suit by Nonresident Spouse |
| 6.303 | Absence on Public Service | 3.22 | Absence on Public Service |
| 6.304 | Armed Forces Personnel Not Previously Residents | 3.23 | Military Personnel not Previously Residents |
| 6.305 | Acquiring Jurisdiction Over Nonresident Respondent | 3.26 | Acquiring Jurisdiction Over Nonresident Respondent |
| 6.306 | Jurisdiction to Annul Marriage | 3.25 | Suit for Annulment or to Declare a Marriage Void |
| 6.307 | Jurisdiction to Declare Marriage Void | 3.25 | Suit for Annulment or to Declare a Marriage Void |
| 6.307 | Jurisdiction to Declare Marriage Void | 2.24 | Suit to Declare Marriage Void |
| 6.308 | Exercising Partial Jurisdiction | None | |
| Subchapter E | Filing Suit | ||
| 6.401 | Caption | 3.51 | Caption |
| 6.402 | Pleadings | 3.52 | Pleadings |
| 6.403 | Answer | 3.53 | Answer |
| 6.4035 | Waiver of Service | None | |
| 6.404 | Statement on Alternate Dispute Resolution | 3.522 | Statement on Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| 6.405 | Protective Order | 3.522 | Protective Orders |
| 6.406 | Mandatory Joinder of Suit Affecting Parent-Child Relationship | 3.55 | Managing Conservatorship and Support of Children |
| 6.407 | Transfer of Suit Affecting Parent-Child Relationship to Divorce Court | 3.55 | Managing Conservatorship and Support of Children |
| 6.408 | Service of Citation | None | |
| 6.409 | Citation by Publication | 3.521 | Citation by Publication |
| Subchapter F | Temporary Orders | ||
| 6.501 | Temporary Restraining Order | 3.58 | Temporary Orders Before Judgment or During the Pendency of Appeal |
| 6.502 | Temporary Injunction and Other Temporary Orders | 3.58 | Temporary Orders Before Judgment or During the Pendency of Appeal |
| 6.503 | Affidavit, Verified Pleading, and Bond Not Required | None | |
| 6.504 | Protective Orders | 3.581 | Protective Orders |
| 6.505 | Counseling | 3.54 | Counseling |
| 6.506 | Contempt | None | |
| 6.507 | Interlocutory Appeal | None | |
| Subchapter G | Alternative Dispute Resolution | ||
| 6.601 | Arbitration Procedures | None | |
| 6.602 | Mediation Procedures | None | |
| Subchapter H | Trial and Appeal | ||
| 6.701 | Failure to Answer | 3.53 | Answer |
| 6.702 | Waiting Period | 3.60 | Waiting Period |
| 6.703 | Jury | 3.61 | Jury |
| 6.704 | Testimony of Husband or Wife | 3.62 | Testimony of Husband or Wife |
| 6.705 | Testimony by Marriage Counselor | None | |
| 6.706 | Change of Name | 3.64 | Change of Name |
| 6.707 | Transfers and Debts Pending Decree | 3.57 | Transfers and Debts Pending Divorce |
| 6.708 | Costs | 3.65 | Costs |
| 6.709 | Temporary Orders During Appeal | 3.58 | Temporary Orders Before Judgment or During the Pendency of Appeal |
| 6.710 | Copy of Decree | None | |
| Subchapter I | Remarriage | ||
| 6.801 | Remarriage | 3.66 | Remarriage |
| 6.802 | Waiver of Prohibition Against Remarriage | 3.66 | Remarriage |
| Chapter 7 | Award of Marital Property | ||
| 7.001 | General Rule of Property Division | 3.63 | Division of Property |
| 7.002 | Division of Property Under Special Circumstances | 3.63 | Division of Property |
| 7.003 | Disposition of Retirement and Employment Benefits and Other Plans | 3.633 | Disposition of Beneficial Interests in Retirement Benefits and Other Financial Plans |
| 7.004 | Disposition of Rights in Insurance | 3.632 | Disposition of Beneficial Interests in Insurance |
| 7.005 | Insurance Not Covered Specifically Awarded | 3.632 | Disposition of Beneficial Interests in Insurance |
| 7.006 | Agreement Incident to Divorce or Annulment | 3.631 | Agreement Incident to Divorce or Annulment |
| Chapter 8 | Maintenance | ||
| 8.001 | Definition | 3.9601 | Definition |
| 8.002 | Eligibility for Maintenance | 3.9602 | Eligibility for Maintenance |
| 8.003 | Factors in Determining Maintenance | 3.9603 | Factors to Determine Maintenance |
| 8.004 | Presumption | 3.9604 | Presumption |
| 8.005 | Duration of Maintenance Order | 3.9605 | Duration of Maintenance Order |
| 8.006 | Amount of Maintenance | 3.9606 | Amount of Maintenance |
| 8.007 | Termination | 3.9607 | Termination |
| 8.008 | Modification of Maintenance Order | 3.9608 | Modification of Maintenance Order |
| 8.009 | Enforcement of Maintenance Order | 3.9609 | Enforcement of Maintenance Order |
| 8.010 | Putative Spouse | 3.9610 | Putative Spouse |
| 8.011 | Unmarried Cohabitants | 3.9611 | Unmarried Cohabitants |
| Chapter 9 | Post-Decree Proceedings | ||
| Subchapter A | Suit to Enforce Decree | ||
| 9.001 | Enforcement of Decree | 3.70 | Procedure to Enforce Decree of Divorce or Annulment |
| 9.002 | Continuing Authority to Enforce Decree | 3.70 | Procedure to Enforce Decree of Divorce or Annulment |
| 9.003 | Filing Deadlines | 3.70 | Procedure to Enforce Decree of Divorce or Annulment |
| 9.004 | Applicability to Undivided Property | 3.70 | Procedure to Enforce Decree of Divorce or Annulment |
| 9.005 | No Jury | 3.70 | Procedure to Enforce Decree of Divorce or Annulment |
| 9.006 | Enforcement of Division of Property | 3.71 | Enforcement of Division of Property |
| 9.007 | Limitation on Power of Court to Enforce | None | |
| 9.008 | Clarification Order | 3.72 | Clarification Order |
| 9.009 | Delivery of Property | 3.73 | Delivery of Property |
| 9.010 | Reduction to Money Judgment | 3.74 | Reduction to Money Judgment |
| 9.011 | Right to Future Property | 3.75 | Right to Future Property |
| 9.012 | Contempt | 3.76 | Contempt |
| 9.013 | Costs | 3.77 | Costs |
| 9.014 | Attorney's Fees | 3.77 | Costs |
| Subchapter B | Post-Decree Qualified Domestic Relations Order | ||
| 9.101 | Jurisdiction for Qualified Domestic Relations Order | 3.711 | Continuing Jurisdiction for Qualified Domestic Relations Orders |
| 9.102 | Procedure | 3.711 | Continuing Jurisdiction for Qualified Domestic Relations Orders |
| 9.103 | Prior Failure to Render Qualified Domestic Relations Order | 3.711 | Continuing Jurisdiction for Qualified Domestic Relations Orders |
| 9.104 | Defective Prior Domestic Relations Order | 3.711 | Continuing Jurisdiction for Qualified Domestic Relations Orders |
| 9.105 | Liberal Construction | 3.711 | Continuing Jurisdiction for Qualified Domestic Relations Orders |
| Subchapter C | Post-Decree Division of Property | ||
| 9.201 | Procedure for Division of Certain Property Not Divided on Divorce or Annulment | 3.90 | Procedure for Division of Certain Property not Divided on Divorce or Annulment |
| 9.202 | Limitations | 3.90 | Procedure for Division of Certain Property not Divided on Divorce or Annulment |
| 9.203 | Division of Undivided Assets When Prior Court Had Jurisdiction | 3.91 | Division of Undivided Assets: Prior Court had Jurisdiction to Divide Property but Failed to do so |
| 9.204 | Division of Undivided Assets When Prior Court Lacked Jurisdiction | 3.92 | Division of Undivided Assets: Prior Court Lacked Jurisdiction to Divide Property |
| 9.205 | Attorney's Fees | 3.93 | Attorney's fees |
| Subchapter D | Disposition of Undivided Beneficial Interest | ||
| 9.301 | Pre-Decree Designation of Ex-Spouse as Beneficiary of Life Insurance | 3.632 | Disposition of Beneficial Interests in Insurance |
| 9.302 | Pre-Decree Designation of Ex-Spouse as Beneficiary in Retirement Benefits and Other Financial Plans | 3.633 | Disposition of Beneficial Interests in Retirement Benefits and Other Financial Plans |
| TPC§886 | Appointment of Receiver [for Separate Property] | 5.26 | Spouse Missing on Public Service |
| TPC§886A | Expenditures by Receiver | 5.26 | Spouse Missing on Public Service |
| TPC§886B | Investments, Loans, and Contributions by Receiver | 5.26 | Spouse Missing on Public Service |
| TPC§886C | Receiver's Expenses, Account and Compensation | 5.26 | Spouse Missing on Public Service |
| TPC§886D | Closing Receivership | 5.26 | Spouse Missing on Public Service |
| TPC§886E | Action of Judge | 5.26 | Spouse Missing on Public Service |
| TPC§886F | Recordation of Proceedings | 5.26 | Spouse Missing on Public Service |