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Tex. Fam. Code § 6.002

Tex. Fam. Code § 6.002 - Cruelty (2026)

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**Tex. Fam. Code § 6.002. CRUELTY.** 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. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.

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