OPINION
SHERRY RADACK, Chief Justice.
In this appeal, we determine whether 17-year-old Holly Denise Orchard could be survived by a common-law spouse when she died. To decide this issue, we consider the constitutionality of section 2.401(c) of the Family Code, which prohibits a minor from being a party to a common-law marriage. We also consider whether the trial court lacked jurisdiction to proceed because...
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