Tex. Family Code § 6.005: ABANDONMENT.
Where this section sits in the code
- FAMILY CODE
- TITLE 1. THE MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP
- SUBTITLE C. DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
- CHAPTER 6. SUIT FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
- 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.
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