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TITLE 1. THE MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP
SUBTITLE C. DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
CHAPTER 6. SUIT FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
SUBCHAPTER A. GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE AND DEFENSES
Sec. 6.001.
insuppoRTaBiliTy. ..........................................72
Sec. 6.002.
CRuelTy...................................................72
Sec. 6.003.
adulTeRy..................................................73
Sec. 6.004.
ConViCTion of felony. .....................................73
Sec. 6.005.
aBandonmenT. ............................................73
Sec. 6.006.
liVing apaRT...............................................73
Sec. 6.007.
ConfinemenT in menTal hospiTal.............................74
Sec. 6.008.
defenses. .................................................74
SUBCHAPTER B. GROUNDS FOR ANNULMENT
Sec. 6.102.
annulmenT of maRRiage of peRson undeR age 18. . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Sec. 6.103.
undeRage annulmenT BaRRed By adulThood..................75
Sec. 6.104.
disCReTionaRy annulmenT of undeRage maRRiage.............75
Sec. 6.105.
undeR influenCe of alCohol oR naRCoTiCs....................75
Sec. 6.106.
impoTenCy.................................................75
Sec. 6.107.
fRaud, duRess, oR foRCe. ...................................75
Sec. 6.108.
menTal inCapaCiTy. ........................................76
Sec. 6.109.
ConCealed diVoRCe. .......................................76
Sec. 6.110.
maRRiage less Than 72 houRs afTeR issuanCe of liCense. . . . . . . 77
Sec. 6.111.
deaTh of paRTy To VoidaBle maRRiage. ......................77
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SUBCHAPTER C. DECLARING A MAR RIAGE VOID
Sec. 6.201.
ConsanguiniTy.............................................77
Sec. 6.202.
maRRiage duRing exisTenCe of pRioR maRRiage................77
Sec. 6.203.
CeRTain Void maRRiages ValidaTed. .........................78
Sec. 6.204.
ReCogniTion of same- sex maRRiage oR CiVil union. ...........79
Sec. 6.205.
maRRiage To minoR.........................................79
Sec. 6.206.
maRRiage To sTepChild oR sTeppaRenT. .......................79
SUBCHAPTER D. J URISDICTION, VENUE, AND
RESIDE NCE QUALIFICATIONS
Sec. 6.301.
geneRal ResidenCy Rule foR diVoRCe suiT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Sec. 6.302.
suiT foR diVoRCe By nonResidenT spouse......................80
Sec. 6.303.
aBsenCe on puBliC seRViCe. .................................80
Sec. 6.304.
aRmed foRCes peRsonnel noT pReViously ResidenTs. ..........81
Sec. 6.305.
aCquiRing juRisdiCTion oVeR nonResidenT RespondenT. ........81
Sec. 6.306.
juRisdiCTion To annul maRRiage.............................81
Sec. 6.307.
juRisdiCTion To deClaRe maRRiage Void. .....................82
Sec. 6.308.
exeRCising paRTial juRisdiCTion..............................82
SUBCHAPTER E. FILING SUIT
Sec. 6.401.
CapTion. ..................................................82
Sec. 6.402.
pleadings. ................................................83
Sec. 6.403.
ansWeR. ..................................................83
Sec. 6.4035.
WaiVeR of seRViCe..........................................83
Sec. 6.404.
infoRmaTion RegaRding pRoTeCTiVe oRdeRs....................84
Sec. 6.405.
pRoTeCTiVe oRdeR and RelaTed oRdeRs. ......................84
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Sec. 6.406. mandaToRy joindeR of suiT affeCTing paRenT- Child
RelaTionship...............................................84
Sec. 6.407. TRansfeR of suiT affeCTing paRenT- Child RelaTionship
To diVoRCe CouRT. .........................................85
Sec. 6.408.
seRViCe of CiTaTion.........................................86
Sec. 6.409.
CiTaTion By puBliCaTion.....................................86
Sec. 6.410.
RepoRT To aCCompany peTiTion...............................87
Sec. 6.411.
ConfidenTialiTy of pleadings. ..............................87
SUBCHAPTER F. TEMPORA RY ORDERS
Sec. 6.501.
TempoRaRy ResTRaining oRdeR ..............................88
Sec. 6.502.
TempoRaRy injunCTion and oTheR TempoRaRy oRdeRs. .........90
Sec. 6.503.
affidaViT, VeRified pleading, and Bond noT RequiRed..........92
Sec. 6.504.
pRoTeCTiVe oRdeRs. ........................................93
Sec. 6.505.
Counseling................................................93
Sec. 6.506.
ConTempT. ................................................93
Sec. 6.507.
inTeRloCuToRy appeal. .....................................94
SUBCHAPTER G. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Sec. 6.601.
aRBiTRaTion pRoCeduRes. ...................................94
Sec. 6.6015. deTeRminaTion of ValidiTy and enfoRCeaBiliTy of ConTRaCT
ConTaining agReemenT To aRBiTRaTe. ........................94
Sec. 6.602.
mediaTion pRoCeduRes......................................95
Sec. 6.604.
infoRmal seTTlemenT ConfeRenCe. ..........................96
SUBCHAPTER H. TRIAL A ND APPEAL
Sec. 6.701.
failuRe To ansWeR. ........................................96
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