(a) Each spouse has the duty to support the other spouse.
(b) A spouse who fails to discharge the duty of support is liable to any person who provides necessaries to the spouse to whom support is owed.
Tex. Fam. Code § 2.501
DUTY TO SUPPORT
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Burney v. Burney (2006)
Most recently applied in In the INTEREST OF C.M v. a Child (May 2015)
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.