Section 6.703 – Jury

by | May 14, 2021 | Family Law, Texas

In a suit for dissolution of a marriage, either party may demand a jury trial unless the action is a suit to annul an underage marriage under Section 6.102.Tex. Fam. Code § 6.703Amended By Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 52, Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2007.Added by...

Section 6.702 – Waiting Period

by | May 14, 2021 | Family Law, Texas

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the court may not grant a divorce before the 60th day after the date the suit was filed. A decree rendered in violation of this subsection is not subject to collateral attack.(b) A waiting period is not required before a court...

Section 6.701 – Failure To Answer

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In a suit for divorce, the petition may not be taken as confessed if the respondent does not file an answer.Tex. Fam. Code § 6.701Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.

Section 6.604 – Informal Settlement Conference

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(a) The parties to a suit for dissolution of a marriage may agree to one or more informal settlement conferences and may agree that the settlement conferences may be conducted with or without the presence of the parties’ attorneys, if any.(b) A written...

Section 6.602 – Mediation Procedures

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(a) On the written agreement of the parties or on the court’s own motion, the court may refer a suit for dissolution of a marriage to mediation.(b) A mediated settlement agreement is binding on the parties if the agreement: (1) provides, in a prominently...