(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 of another state; and(3) has not been pardoned.(b) The court may not grant a divorce under this section against a spouse who was convicted on the testimony of the other spouse.
Tex. Fam. Code ยง 6.004
Amended By Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87, Sec. 25.056, eff. September 1, 2009.Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.
