Question:
If a minor marries under Texas law and then divorces, does the divorce return the minor to child status under the law?
Answer:
No. Once a person marries legally in Texas, they gain the legal status of an adult. This status remains even if the marriage ends in divorce. The divorce doesn’t undo the adult capacity that marriage gave. The law draws a clear line—marriage is the gate to adulthood, and once through it, divorce doesn’t pull the person back into childhood. Only an annulment can do that, because annulment means the marriage never legally happened. So, a divorced minor remains an adult in the eyes of the law.