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Subchapter A. Grounds for Divorce and Defenses
Section 6.001. Insupportability - Sec. 6.001. INSUPPORTABILITY. On the petition of either party to...
Section 6.002. Cruelty - Sec. 6.002. CRUELTY. The court may grant a divorce in...
Section 6.003. Adultery - Sec. 6.003. ADULTERY. The court may grant a divorce in...
Section 6.004. Conviction of Felony - Sec. 6.004. CONVICTION OF FELONY. (a) The court may grant...
Section 6.005. Abandonment - Sec. 6.005. ABANDONMENT. The court may grant a divorce in...
Section 6.006. Living Apart - Sec. 6.006. LIVING APART. The court may grant a divorce...
Section 6.007. Confinement in Mental Hospital - Sec. 6.007. CONFINEMENT IN MENTAL HOSPITAL. The court may grant...
Section 6.008. Defenses - Sec. 6.008. DEFENSES. (a) The defenses to a suit for...
Subchapter B. Grounds for Annulment
Section 6.102. Annulment of Marriage of Person Under Age 18 - Sec. 6.102. ANNULMENT OF MARRIAGE OF PERSON UNDER AGE 18....
Section 6.103. Underage Annulment Barred by Adulthood - Sec. 6.103. UNDERAGE ANNULMENT BARRED BY ADULTHOOD. A suit to...
Section 6.104. Discretionary Annulment of Underage Marriage - Sec. 6.104. DISCRETIONARY ANNULMENT OF UNDERAGE MARRIAGE. (a) An annulment...
Section 6.105. Under Influence of Alcohol or Narcotics - Sec. 6.105. UNDER INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR NARCOTICS. The court...
Section 6.106. Impotency - Sec. 6.106. IMPOTENCY. The court may grant an annulment of...
Section 6.107. Fraud, Duress, or Force - Sec. 6.107. FRAUD, DURESS, OR FORCE. The court may grant...
Section 6.108. Mental Incapacity - Sec. 6.108. MENTAL INCAPACITY. (a) The court may grant an...
Section 6.109. Concealed Divorce - Sec. 6.109. CONCEALED DIVORCE. (a) The court may grant an...
Section 6.110. Marriage Less Than 72 Hours After Issuance of License - Sec. 6.110. MARRIAGE LESS THAN 72 HOURS AFTER ISSUANCE OF...
Section 6.111. Death of Party to Voidable Marriage - Sec. 6.111. DEATH OF PARTY TO VOIDABLE MARRIAGE. Except as...
Subchapter C. Declaring a Marriage Void
Section 6.201. Consanguinity - Sec. 6.201. CONSANGUINITY. A marriage is void if one party...
Section 6.202. Marriage During Existence of Prior Marriage - Sec. 6.202. MARRIAGE DURING EXISTENCE OF PRIOR MARRIAGE. (a) A...
Section 6.203. Certain Void Marriages Validated - Sec. 6.203. CERTAIN VOID MARRIAGES VALIDATED. Except for a marriage...
Section 6.204. Recognition of Same-Sex Marriage or Civil Union - Sec. 6.204. RECOGNITION OF SAME-SEX MARRIAGE OR CIVIL UNION. (a)...
Section 6.205. Marriage to Minor - Sec. 6.205. MARRIAGE TO MINOR. A marriage is void if...
Section 6.206. Marriage to Stepchild or Stepparent - Sec. 6.206. MARRIAGE TO STEPCHILD OR STEPPARENT. A marriage is...
Subchapter D. Jurisdiction, Venue, and Residence Qualifications
Section 6.301. General Residency Rule for Divorce Suit - Sec. 6.301. GENERAL RESIDENCY RULE FOR DIVORCE SUIT. A suit...
Section 6.302. Suit for Divorce by Nonresident Spouse - Sec. 6.302. SUIT FOR DIVORCE BY NONRESIDENT SPOUSE. If one...
Section 6.303. Absence on Public Service - Sec. 6.303. ABSENCE ON PUBLIC SERVICE. Time spent by a...
Section 6.304. Armed Forces Personnel Not Previously Residents - Sec. 6.304. ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL NOT PREVIOUSLY RESIDENTS. A person...
Section 6.305. Acquiring Jurisdiction Over Nonresident Respondent - Sec. 6.305. ACQUIRING JURISDICTION OVER NONRESIDENT RESPONDENT. (a) If the...
Section 6.306. Jurisdiction to Annul Marriage - Sec. 6.306. JURISDICTION TO ANNUL MARRIAGE. (a) A suit for...
Section 6.307. Jurisdiction to Declare Marriage Void - Sec. 6.307. JURISDICTION TO DECLARE MARRIAGE VOID. (a) Either party...
Section 6.308. Exercising Partial Jurisdiction - Sec. 6.308. EXERCISING PARTIAL JURISDICTION. (a) A court in which...
Subchapter E. Filing Suit
Section 6.401. Caption - Sec. 6.401. CAPTION. (a) Pleadings in a suit for divorce...
Section 6.402. Pleadings - Sec. 6.402. PLEADINGS. (a) A petition in a suit for...
Section 6.403. Answer - Sec. 6.403. ANSWER. The respondent in a suit for dissolution...
Section 6.4035. Waiver of Service - Sec. 6.4035. WAIVER OF SERVICE. (a) A party to a...
Section 6.404. Information Regarding Protective Orders - Sec. 6.404. INFORMATION REGARDING PROTECTIVE ORDERS. At any time while...
Section 6.405. Protective Order and Related Orders - Sec. 6.405. PROTECTIVE ORDER AND RELATED ORDERS. (a) The petition...
Section 6.406. Mandatory Joinder of Suit Affecting Parent-Child Relationship - Sec. 6.406. MANDATORY JOINDER OF SUIT AFFECTING PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP. (a)...
Section 6.407. Transfer of Suit Affecting Parent-Child Relationship to Divorce Court - Sec. 6.407. TRANSFER OF SUIT AFFECTING PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP TO DIVORCE...
Section 6.408. Service of Citation - Sec. 6.408. SERVICE OF CITATION. Citation on the filing of...
Section 6.409. Citation by Publication - Sec. 6.409. CITATION BY PUBLICATION. (a) Citation in a suit...
Section 6.410. Report to Accompany Petition - Sec. 6.410. REPORT TO ACCOMPANY PETITION. At the time a...
Section 6.411. Confidentiality of Pleadings - Sec. 6.411. CONFIDENTIALITY OF PLEADINGS. (a) This section applies only...
Subchapter F. Temporary Orders
Section 6.501. Temporary Restraining Order - Sec. 6.501. TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER. (a) After the filing of...
Section 6.502. Temporary Injunction and Other Temporary Orders - Sec. 6.502. TEMPORARY INJUNCTION AND OTHER TEMPORARY ORDERS. (a) While...
Section 6.503. Affidavit, Verified Pleading, and Bond Not Required - Sec. 6.503. AFFIDAVIT, VERIFIED PLEADING, AND BOND NOT REQUIRED. (a)...
Section 6.504. Protective Orders - Sec. 6.504. PROTECTIVE ORDERS. On the motion of a party...
Section 6.505. Counseling - Sec. 6.505. COUNSELING. (a) While a divorce suit is pending,...
Section 6.506. Contempt - Sec. 6.506. CONTEMPT. The violation of a temporary restraining order,...
Section 6.507. Interlocutory Appeal - Sec. 6.507. INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL. An order under this subchapter, except...
Subchapter G. Alternative Dispute Resolution
Section 6.601. Arbitration Procedures - Sec. 6.601. ARBITRATION PROCEDURES. (a) On written agreement of the...
Section 6.6015. Determination of Validity and Enforceability of Contract Containing Agreement to Arbitrate - Sec. 6.6015. DETERMINATION OF VALIDITY AND ENFORCEABILITY OF CONTRACT CONTAINING...
Section 6.602. Mediation Procedures - Sec. 6.602. MEDIATION PROCEDURES. (a) On the written agreement of...
Section 6.604. Informal Settlement Conference - Sec. 6.604. INFORMAL SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE. (a) The parties to a...
Subchapter H. Trial and Appeal
Section 6.701. Failure to Answer - Sec. 6.701. FAILURE TO ANSWER. In a suit for divorce,...
Section 6.702. Waiting Period - Sec. 6.702. WAITING PERIOD. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...
Section 6.703. Jury - Sec. 6.703. JURY. In a suit for dissolution of a...
Section 6.704. Testimony of Husband or Wife - Sec. 6.704. TESTIMONY OF HUSBAND OR WIFE. (a) In a...
Section 6.705. Testimony by Marriage Counselor - Sec. 6.705. TESTIMONY BY MARRIAGE COUNSELOR. (a) The report by...
Section 6.706. Change of Name - Sec. 6.706. CHANGE OF NAME. (a) In a decree of...
Section 6.707. Transfers and Debts Pending Decree - Sec. 6.707. TRANSFERS AND DEBTS PENDING DECREE. (a) A transfer...
Section 6.708. Costs; Attorney's Fees and Expenses - Sec. 6.708. COSTS; ATTORNEY'S FEES AND EXPENSES. (a) In a...
Section 6.709. Temporary Orders During Appeal - Sec. 6.709. TEMPORARY ORDERS DURING APPEAL. (a) In a suit...
Section 6.710. Notice of Final Decree - Sec. 6.710. NOTICE OF FINAL DECREE. The clerk of the...
Section 6.711. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law - Sec. 6.711. FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW. (a)...
Section 6.712. Date of Marriage Requirement in Final Decree - Sec. 6.712. DATE OF MARRIAGE REQUIREMENT IN FINAL DECREE. (a)...
Subchapter I. Remarriage
Section 6.801. Remarriage - Sec. 6.801. REMARRIAGE. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this...
Section 6.802. Waiver of Prohibition Against Remarriage - Sec. 6.802. WAIVER OF PROHIBITION AGAINST REMARRIAGE. For good cause...