{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-6.008","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 6.008","heading":"DEFENSES.","body":"(a) The defenses to a suit for divorce of recrimination and adultery are abolished.\n(b) Condonation is a defense to a suit for divorce only if the court finds that there is a reasonable expectation of reconciliation.\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#6.008","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"cbbc16564516f59c03bf5c32be2e0331ff68992e2840e9c3a322e33e15f7fddf","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-6.007","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-6.102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}