{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-6.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 6.005","heading":"ABANDONMENT.","body":"The court may grant a divorce in favor of one spouse if the other spouse:\n(1) left the complaining spouse with the intention of abandonment; and\n(2) remained away for at least one year.\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#6.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"5c9a5f4a79258a8258793b581807b9db0443f83ab214611f60ac2d1ef5ca60e6","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-6.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-6.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}