Section 6.004 – Conviction Of Felony

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(a) The court may grant a divorce in favor of one spouse if during the marriage the other spouse: (1) has been convicted of a felony;(2) has been imprisoned for at least one year in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, a federal penitentiary, or the penitentiary...

Section 6.003 – Adultery

by | May 14, 2021 | Family Law, Texas

The court may grant a divorce in favor of one spouse if the other spouse has committed adultery.Tex. Fam. Code § 6.003Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.

Section 6.002 – Cruelty

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The court may grant a divorce in favor of one spouse if the other spouse is guilty of cruel treatment toward the complaining spouse of a nature that renders further living together insupportable.Tex. Fam. Code § 6.002Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff....

Section 6.001 – Insupportability

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On the petition of either party to a marriage, the court may grant a divorce without regard to fault if the marriage has become insupportable because of discord or conflict of personalities that destroys the legitimate ends of the marital relationship and prevents any...

Section 5.106 – Court Order

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(a) After notice and hearing, the court shall render an order the court deems just and equitable with respect to the sale, conveyance, or encumbrance of a separate property homestead.(b) After hearing the evidence, the court, on terms the court deems just and...