Section 6.005 – Abandonment

May 14, 2021 | Family Law, Texas

The court may grant a divorce in favor of one spouse if the other spouse:

(1) left the complaining spouse with the intention of abandonment; and

(2) remained away for at least one year.

Tex. Fam. Code § 6.005

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.

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