Texas Family Code

§ 6.004 — CONVICTION OF FELONY

FA § 6.004Title 1. THE MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP · Part C. DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE · Ch. 6. SUIT FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE · Art. A. GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE AND DEFENSES

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

Legislative history

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.056, eff. September 1, 2009.