Tex. Fam. Code § 6.301 · Subchapter D. JURISDICTION, VENUE, AND RESIDENCE QUALIFICATIONS

GENERAL RESIDENCY RULE FOR DIVORCE SUIT.

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

A suit for divorce may not be maintained in this state unless at the time the suit is filed either the petitioner or the respondent has been:

(1) a domiciliary of this state for the preceding six-month period; and

(2) a resident of the county in which the suit is filed for the preceding 90-day period.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.

Source of truth

Edition: Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Official file: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.6.htm
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