{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-6.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 6.002","heading":"CRUELTY.","body":"The court may grant a divorce in favor of one spouse if the other spouse is guilty of cruel treatment toward the complaining spouse of a nature that renders further living together insupportable.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.","path":["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"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.6.htm#6.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"388977603b1aaa58404bb7d1f031f6c81cd74e5c5917e2d1431bd9e7b26c162d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-6.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-6.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}