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“A divorce is an ending or a termination of a valid legal marriage,” Abbott said. “In this case, there was no valid legal marriage recognized by the state of Texas.”
Makes perfectly good sense. What was no a valid marriage in the first place can not be terminated under the laws of the State.
Three words: void ab initio. Meaning, you can’t undo what never existed. Texas has a list of attempts at marriage which are void ab initio, not just voidable. Same sex attempts are on the list.
Colonel, USAFR