{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-6.301","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 6.301","heading":"GENERAL RESIDENCY RULE FOR DIVORCE SUIT.","body":"A suit for divorce may not be maintained in this state unless at the time the suit is filed either the petitioner or the respondent has been:\n(1) a domiciliary of this state for the preceding six-month period; and\n(2) a resident of the county in which the suit is filed for the preceding 90-day period.\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 D. JURISDICTION, VENUE, AND RESIDENCE QUALIFICATIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.6.htm#6.301","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"bb4da6adffd90450c06d2b15d0935e5055a780791cfb5d8885713c77d93ea3a7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-6.206","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-6.302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}