{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-6.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 6.004","heading":"CONVICTION OF FELONY.","body":"(a) The court may grant a divorce in favor of one spouse if during the marriage the other spouse:\n(1) has been convicted of a felony;\n(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\n(3) has not been pardoned.\n(b) The court may not grant a divorce under this section against a spouse who was convicted on the testimony of the other spouse.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.056, eff. September 1, 2009.","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#6.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"2cf3460aad19487070a85550285dd214335c659e9d568d6d0895fe2f4c68409c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-6.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-6.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}