Sec. 6.301. GENERAL RESIDENCY RULE FOR DIVORCE SUIT    


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  • 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 has been:

    (1) a domiciliary of this state for the preceding six-month period; and

    (2) a resident of the county in which the suit is filed for the preceding 90-day period.

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