Section 6.008 – Defenses

(a) The defenses to a suit for divorce of recrimination and adultery are abolished.(b) Condonation is a defense to a suit for divorce only if the court finds that there is a reasonable expectation of reconciliation.Tex. Fam. Code § 6.008Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg.,...

Section 6.007 – Confinement In Mental Hospital

The court may grant a divorce in favor of one spouse if at the time the suit is filed:(1) the other spouse has been confined in a state mental hospital or private mental hospital, as defined in Section 571.003, Health and Safety Code, in this state or another state...

Section 6.006 – Living Apart

The court may grant a divorce in favor of either spouse if the spouses have lived apart without cohabitation for at least three years.Tex. Fam. Code § 6.006Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.

Section 6.005 – Abandonment

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 § 6.005Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17,...