Grounds for Divorce in Texas

Part of "Grounds for Divorce in the United States"
Family Law research by Anke Tiedt of Crouch & Crouch, Arlington, Virginia

- living apart without cohabitation for three years
- irreconcilable differences (because of discord or conflict of personalities that destroys legitimate ends of marriage relationship and prevents any reasonable expectation of reconciliation)
- cruel treatment against complaining spouse, if such treatment is of such nature as to render further living together insupportable
- other has voluntarily left complaining spouse for one year with intention of abandonment
- other has committed adultery
- conviction of felony (after marriage), imprisonment for at least one year (not, if convicted spouse has been pardoned or was convicted on testimony of complaining spouse)
- other spouse has been confined in mental hospital for three years, and disorder is such that he will probably not adjust, or if he does, that he will probably relapse.
Code: C. §§ 3.01-.07

Information has been checked against state statutes as of 1997

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