Section 6.301 – General Residency Rule For Divorce Suit

May 14, 2021 | Family Law, Texas

A suit for divorce may not be maintained in this state unless at the time the suit is filed either the petitioner or the respondent has been:

(1) a domiciliary of this state for the preceding six-month period; and

(2) a resident of the county in which the suit is filed for the preceding 90-day period.

Tex. Fam. Code § 6.301

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

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