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Texas Family Code - Chapter 6 Suit For Dissolution Of MarriageLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Family Code > Texas Family Code - Chapter 6 Suit For Dissolution Of Marriage 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 ... 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 ... The court may grant a divorce in favor of one spouse if the other spouse has committed adultery. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. ... (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 ... 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; ... The court may grant a divorce in favor of either spouse if the spouses have lived apart without cohabitation for at least three years. Added ... 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 ... (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 ... (a) The court may grant an annulment of a licensed marriage of a person under 16 years of age unless a court order has been ... (a) The court may grant an annulment of a licensed or informal marriage of a person 16 years of age or older but under 18 ... A suit to annul a marriage may not be filed under Section 6.101 or 6.102 by a parent, managing conservator, or guardian of a person ... (a) An annulment under Section 6.101 or 6.102 of a marriage may be granted at the discretion of the court sitting without a jury. (b) ... The court may grant an annulment of a marriage to a party to the marriage if: (1) at the time of the marriage the petitioner ... The court may grant an annulment of a marriage to a party to the marriage if: (1) either party, for physical or mental reasons, was ... The court may grant an annulment of a marriage to a party to the marriage if: (1) the other party used fraud, duress, or force ... (a) The court may grant an annulment of a marriage to a party to the marriage on the suit of the party or the party's ... (a) The court may grant an annulment of a marriage to a party to the marriage if: (1) the other party was divorced from a ... (a) The court may grant an annulment of a marriage to a party to the marriage if the marriage ceremony took place in violation of ... A marriage subject to annulment may not be challenged in a proceeding instituted after the death of either party to the marriage. Added by Acts ... A marriage is void if one party to the marriage is related to the other as: (1) an ancestor or descendant, by blood or adoption; ... (a) A marriage is void if entered into when either party has an existing marriage to another person that has not been dissolved by legal ... Except for a marriage that would have been void under Section 6.201, a marriage that was entered into before January 1, 1970, in violation of ... (a) In this section, "civil union" means any relationship status other than marriage that: (1) is intended as an alternative to marriage or applies primarily ... A marriage is void if either party to the marriage is younger than 16 years of age. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 268, ... A marriage is void if a party is a current or former stepchild or stepparent of the other party. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ... 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 ... If one spouse has been a domiciliary of this state for at least the last six months, a spouse domiciled in another state or nation ... Time spent by a Texas domiciliary outside this state or outside the county of residence of the domiciliary while in the service of the armed ... A person not previously a resident of this state who is serving in the armed forces of the United States and has been stationed at ... (a) If the petitioner in a suit for dissolution of a marriage is a resident or a domiciliary of this state at the time the ... (a) A suit for annulment of a marriage may be maintained in this state only if the parties were married in this state or if ... (a) Either party to a marriage made void by this chapter may sue to have the marriage declared void, or the court may declare the ... (a) A court in which a suit for dissolution of a marriage is filed may exercise its jurisdiction over those portions of the suit for ... (a) Pleadings in a suit for divorce or annulment shall be styled "In the Matter of the Marriage of __________ and __________." (b) Pleadings in ... (a) A petition in a suit for dissolution of a marriage is sufficient without the necessity of specifying the underlying evidentiary facts if the petition ... The respondent in a suit for dissolution of a marriage is not required to answer on oath or affirmation. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ... (a) A party to a suit for the dissolution of a marriage may waive the issuance or service of process after the suit is filed ... At any time while a suit for dissolution of a marriage is pending, if the court believes, on the basis of any information received by ... (a) The petition in a suit for dissolution of a marriage must state whether a protective order under Title 4 is in effect or if ... (a) The petition in a suit for dissolution of a marriage shall state whether there are children born or adopted of the marriage who are ... (a) If a suit affecting the parent-child relationship is pending at the time the suit for dissolution of a marriage is filed, the suit affecting ... Citation on the filing of an original petition in a suit for dissolution of a marriage shall be issued and served as in other civil ... (a) Citation in a suit for dissolution of a marriage may be by publication as in other civil cases, except that notice shall be published ... At the time a petition for divorce or annulment of a marriage is filed, the petitioner shall also file a completed report that may be ... (a) This section applies only in a county with a population of 3.4 million or more. (b) Except as otherwise provided by law, all pleadings ... (a) After the filing of a suit for dissolution of a marriage, on the motion of a party or on the court's own motion, the ... (a) While a suit for dissolution of a marriage is pending and on the motion of a party or on the court's own motion after ... (a) A temporary restraining order or temporary injunction under this subchapter: (1) may be granted without an affidavit or a verified pleading stating specific facts ... On the motion of a party to a suit for dissolution of a marriage, the court may render a protective order as provided by Subtitle ... (a) While a divorce suit is pending, the court may direct the parties to counsel with a person named by the court. (b) The person ... The violation of a temporary restraining order, temporary injunction, or other temporary order issued under this subchapter is punishable as contempt. Added by Acts 1997, ... An order under this subchapter, except an order appointing a receiver, is not subject to interlocutory appeal. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, ... (a) On written agreement of the parties, the court may refer a suit for dissolution of a marriage to arbitration. The agreement must state whether ... (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 ... (a) On a written agreement of the parties and their attorneys, a dissolution of marriage proceeding may be conducted under collaborative law procedures. (b) Collaborative ... (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 ... In a suit for divorce, the petition may not be taken as confessed if the respondent does not file an answer. Added by Acts 1997, ... (a) The court may not grant a divorce before the 60th day after the date the suit was filed. A decree rendered in violation of ... 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 ... (a) In a suit for dissolution of a marriage, the husband and wife are competent witnesses for and against each other. A spouse may not ... (a) The report by the person named by the court to counsel the parties to a suit for divorce may not be admitted as evidence ... (a) In a decree of divorce or annulment, the court shall change the name of a party specifically requesting the change to a name previously ... (a) A transfer of real or personal community property or a debt incurred by a spouse while a suit for divorce or annulment is pending ... (a) In a suit for dissolution of a marriage, the court as it considers reasonable may award costs to a party. Costs may not be ... (a) Not later than the 30th day after the date an appeal is perfected, on the motion of a party or on the court's own ... The clerk of the court shall mail a copy of the final decree of dissolution of a marriage to the party who waived service of ... (a) In a suit for dissolution of a marriage in which the court has rendered a judgment dividing the estate of the parties, on request ... (a) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, neither party to a divorce may marry a third party before the 31st day after the date ... For good cause shown the court may waive the prohibition against remarriage provided by this subchapter as to either or both spouses if a record ... Texas Lawyers
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