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Tex. Fam. Code § 2.501 (2026)

Duty To Support

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Sec. 2.501. DUTY TO SUPPORT. (a) Each spouse has the duty to support the other spouse.

(b) A spouse who fails to discharge the duty of support is liable to any person who provides necessaries to the spouse to whom support is owed.

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

SUBCHAPTER G. FREEDOM OF RELIGION WITH RESPECT TO RECOGNIZING OR PERFORMING CERTAIN MARRIAGES


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2000–2026 · leading case: Burney v. Burney, 225 S.W.3d 208 (Tex. App. 2006).
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Burney v. Burney, 225 S.W.3d 208 (Tex. App. 2006). “See Tex.Fam.Code Ann. § 2.501. To the extent any separate funds of Mr.”
In Re Bielefeld, 143 S.W.3d 924 (Tex. App. 2004). “See Tex Fam.Code Ann. § 2.501(a) (Vernon 1998), § 151.”
Gardner Aldrich, LLP v. Michael Robert Tedder, 421 S.W.3d 1 (Tex. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 2.501 (West 2006). 12 .”
In Re the Marriage of Case, 28 S.W.3d 154 (Tex. App. 2000). “*161 As a general rule, when separate funds are expended for normal community living expenses, such as rent, food, etc., there is no right to reimbursement because these merely extinguish the obligation of each spouse to support the family.”
In Re Trammell, 399 B.R. 177 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. 2007). “(Tex. Fam Code § 2.501). This statute, like its predecessors, does not define the term “necessaries”.”
Ernestine Sophie Jimenez, AKA Ernestine Sierra Jimenez, AKA Ernestine Garcia, AKA Ernestine Jimenez Garcia AKA Baker Lewis v. Rosemarie Z. Lewis (Tex. App. 2019). · cites it 3× “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 2.501 (b) (“A spouse who fails to discharge the duty of support is liable to any person who provides necessaries to the spouse to whom support is owed.”
in the Matter of the Marriage of Angela Lynn Lewis & Martin Paul Lewis (Tex. App. 2020). “201 establish that “one spouse is not liable for the other’s debt unless the other incurred it as the one’s agent or the one failed to support the other and the debt is for necessaries.”
Kevin Shae Cox v. Misty Leigh Walden (Tex. App. 2022). “See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 2.501(a). Thus, we conclude that the trial court acted within its discretion when it excluded Cox from the use of the residence.”
Gregory Wayne Coon v. Victoria Jacobs Thomas (2026). “XVI, § 15 (emphasis added); see Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 2.501 (stating that “[e]ach spouse” has the duty to support the other).”
David Michael Johnson v. Erin Lynn Johnson (Tex. App. 2005). “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. §§ 2.501 (duty to support), 3.”
David Michael Johnson v. Erin Lynn Johnson (Tex. App. 2005). “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. §§ 2.501 (duty to support), 3.”
Gardner Aldrich, LLP v. Michael Robert Tedder (Tex. App. 2011). “[11] Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 2.501 (West 2006). [12] Id.”
— Tex. Fam. Code § 2.501(a) — 2 cases
In Re Bielefeld, 143 S.W.3d 924 (Tex. App. 2004). “See Tex Fam.Code Ann. § 2.501(a) (Vernon 1998), § 151.”
Kevin Shae Cox v. Misty Leigh Walden (Tex. App. 2022). “See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 2.501(a). Thus, we conclude that the trial court acted within its discretion when it excluded Cox from the use of the residence.”
— Tex. Fam. Code § 2.501(b) — 1 case
Ernestine Sophie Jimenez, AKA Ernestine Sierra Jimenez, AKA Ernestine Garcia, AKA Ernestine Jimenez Garcia AKA Baker Lewis v. Rosemarie Z. Lewis (Tex. App. 2019). “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 2.501 (b) (“A spouse who fails to discharge the duty of support is liable to any person who provides necessaries to the spouse to whom support is owed.”
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