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In the Matter of the Marriage of Carlos Y. Benavides, Jr. and Leticia R. Benavides

Texas Supreme Court

Decided April 25, 2025No. 23-0463Published

1Concurrence

Supreme Court of Texas ══════════ No. 23-0463 ══════════ In the Matter of the Marriage of Carlos Y. Benavides, Jr. and Leticia R. Benavides ═══════════════════════════════════════ On Petition for Review from the Court of Appeals for the Fourth District of Texas ═══════════════════════════════════════ CHIEF JUSTICE BLACKLOCK, joined by Justice Devine and Justice Sullivan, concurring. “The [marriage] relation itself is natural; the prescribed impediments and the forms of laws for its legal consummation are artificial, being the work of government.” Lewis v. Ames,

44 Tex. 319, 341

(1875). The…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Mohrmann v. KobNew York Court of Appeals · 1943
  2. Lewis v. AmesTexas Supreme Court · 1875
  3. Dillion v. DillionCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1925
  4. Scott v. ScottSupreme Court of Florida · 1950
  5. State Ex Rel. Quear v. Madison Circuit CourtIndiana Supreme Court · 1951

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