{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-8.053","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 8.053","heading":"PRESUMPTION.","body":"(a) It is a rebuttable presumption that maintenance under Section 8.051(2)(B) is not warranted unless the spouse seeking maintenance has exercised diligence in:\n(1) earning sufficient income to provide for the spouse's minimum reasonable needs; or\n(2) developing the necessary skills to provide for the spouse's minimum reasonable needs during a period of separation and during the time the suit for dissolution of the marriage is pending.\n(b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 486, Sec. 9(1), eff. September 1, 2011.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997. Renumbered from Sec. 8.004 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 807, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 914 (H.B. 201), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 486 (H.B. 901), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 486 (H.B. 901), Sec. 9(1), eff. September 1, 2011.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 1. THE MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP","SUBTITLE C. DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE","CHAPTER 8. MAINTENANCE","SUBCHAPTER B. SPOUSAL MAINTENANCE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.8.htm#8.053","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"ec9bb065494b10dd774b3a858ab374d413a3c36879e713d787d8b4c18e6361b4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-8.052","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-8.054"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}