In Texas, you don't need a marriage license to be legally married. There are three ways a couple can become legally married in Texas. Unfortunately, you don't need a marriage license to get divorced, either.
Some are concerned a 50/50 split would too hard on kids because of the back and forth. Advocates say that kids deserve equal time with two loving parents.
Up until now, if an inmate in a Texas prison wanted to get married, someone else had to stand in for the prisoner during a ceremony held somewhere outside the prison. That's about to change.