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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Family Code § 6.005: ABANDONMENT.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. FAMILY CODE
  2. TITLE 1. THE MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP
  3. SUBTITLE C. DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
  4. CHAPTER 6. SUIT FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
  5. SUBCHAPTER A. GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE AND DEFENSES

The court may grant a divorce in favor of one spouse if the other spouse:

(1) left the complaining spouse with the intention of abandonment; and

(2) remained away for at least one year.

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

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:10Z. Source file · JSON

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