Sec. 6.004. CONVICTION OF FELONY    


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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: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 , Sec. 25.056, eff. September 1, 2009.