The court may grant a divorce in favor of one spouse if the other spouse is guilty of cruel treatment toward the complaining spouse of a nature that renders further living together insupportable.
Tex. Fam. Code § 6.002
CRUELTY
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case Limbaugh v. Limbaugh (2002)
Most recently applied in Newberry v. Newberry (September 2011)
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.