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Tex. Fam. Code § 6.001

INSUPPORTABILITY

Applied in 19 court decisions — leading case Waite v. Waite (2004)

Most recently applied in Susana I. Villalpando v. Armando Villalpando (November 2015)

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff

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On the petition of either party to a marriage, the court may grant a divorce without regard to fault if the marriage has become insupportable because of discord or conflict of personalities that destroys the legitimate ends of the marital relationship and prevents any reasonable expectation of reconciliation.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.