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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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FAMILY CODE |
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Title 1. THE MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP |
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Subtitle C. DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE |
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Chapter 6. SUIT FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE |
| Subchapter A. GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE AND DEFENSES |
| § 6.001. INSUPPORTABILITY |
| § 6.002. CRUELTY |
| § 6.003. ADULTERY |
| § 6.004. CONVICTION OF FELONY |
| § 6.005. ABANDONMENT |
| § 6.006. LIVING APART |
| § 6.007. CONFINEMENT IN MENTAL HOSPITAL |
| § 6.008. DEFENSES |
| Subchapter B. GROUNDS FOR ANNULMENT |
| § 6.102. ANNULMENT OF MARRIAGE OF PERSON UNDER AGE 18 |
| § 6.103. UNDERAGE ANNULMENT BARRED BY ADULTHOOD |
| § 6.104. DISCRETIONARY ANNULMENT OF UNDERAGE MARRIAGE |
| § 6.105. UNDER INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR NARCOTICS |
| § 6.106. IMPOTENCY |
| § 6.107. FRAUD, DURESS, OR FORCE |
| § 6.108. MENTAL INCAPACITY |
| § 6.109. CONCEALED DIVORCE |
| § 6.110. MARRIAGE LESS THAN 72 HOURS AFTER ISSUANCE OF LICENSE |
| § 6.111. DEATH OF PARTY TO VOIDABLE MARRIAGE |
| Subchapter C. DECLARING A MARRIAGE VOID |
| § 6.201. CONSANGUINITY |
| § 6.202. MARRIAGE DURING EXISTENCE OF PRIOR MARRIAGE |
| § 6.203. CERTAIN VOID MARRIAGES VALIDATED |
| § 6.204. RECOGNITION OF SAME-SEX MARRIAGE OR CIVIL UNION |
| § 6.205. MARRIAGE TO MINOR |
| § 6.206. MARRIAGE TO STEPCHILD OR STEPPARENT |
| Subchapter D. JURISDICTION, VENUE, AND RESIDENCE QUALIFICATIONS |
| § 6.301. GENERAL RESIDENCY RULE FOR DIVORCE SUIT |
| § 6.302. SUIT FOR DIVORCE BY NONRESIDENT SPOUSE |
| § 6.303. ABSENCE ON PUBLIC SERVICE |
| § 6.304. ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL NOT PREVIOUSLY RESIDENTS |
| § 6.305. ACQUIRING JURISDICTION OVER NONRESIDENT RESPONDENT |
| § 6.306. JURISDICTION TO ANNUL MARRIAGE |
| § 6.307. JURISDICTION TO DECLARE MARRIAGE VOID |
| § 6.308. EXERCISING PARTIAL JURISDICTION |
| Subchapter E. FILING SUIT |
| § 6.401. CAPTION |
| § 6.402. PLEADINGS |
| § 6.403. ANSWER |
| § 6.4035. WAIVER OF SERVICE |
| § 6.404. INFORMATION REGARDING PROTECTIVE ORDERS |
| § 6.405. PROTECTIVE ORDER |
| § 6.406. MANDATORY JOINDER OF SUIT AFFECTING PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP |
| § 6.407. TRANSFER OF SUIT AFFECTING PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP TO DIVORCE COURT |
| § 6.408. SERVICE OF CITATION |
| § 6.409. CITATION BY PUBLICATION |
| § 6.410. REPORT TO ACCOMPANY PETITION |
| § 6.411. CONFIDENTIALITY OF PLEADINGS |
| Subchapter F. TEMPORARY ORDERS |
| § 6.501. TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER |
| § 6.502. TEMPORARY INJUNCTION AND OTHER TEMPORARY ORDERS |
| § 6.503. AFFIDAVIT, VERIFIED PLEADING, AND BOND NOT REQUIRED |
| § 6.504. PROTECTIVE ORDERS |
| § 6.505. COUNSELING |
| § 6.506. CONTEMPT |
| § 6.507. INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL |
| Subchapter G. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION |
| § 6.601. ARBITRATION PROCEDURES |
| § 6.6015. DETERMINATION OF VALIDITY AND ENFORCEABILITY OF CONTRACT CONTAINING AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE |
| § 6.602. MEDIATION PROCEDURES |
| § 6.604. INFORMAL SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE |
| Subchapter H. TRIAL AND APPEAL |
| § 6.701. FAILURE TO ANSWER |
| § 6.702. WAITING PERIOD |
| § 6.703. JURY |
| § 6.704. TESTIMONY OF HUSBAND OR WIFE |
| § 6.705. TESTIMONY BY MARRIAGE COUNSELOR |
| § 6.706. CHANGE OF NAME |
| § 6.707. TRANSFERS AND DEBTS PENDING DECREE |
| § 6.708. COSTS |
| § 6.709. TEMPORARY ORDERS DURING APPEAL |
| § 6.710. NOTICE OF FINAL DECREE |
| § 6.711. FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW |
| Subchapter I. REMARRIAGE |
| § 6.801. REMARRIAGE |
| § 6.802. WAIVER OF PROHIBITION AGAINST REMARRIAGE |