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Tex. Fam. Code § 6.001 (2026)

Insupportability

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Sec. 6.001. INSUPPORTABILITY. On the petition of either party to a marriage, the court may grant a divorce without regard to fault if the marriage has become insupportable because of discord or conflict of personalities that destroys the legitimate ends of the marital relationship and prevents any reasonable expectation of reconciliation.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 79 cases (18 in the last 5 years), 1999–2026 · leading case: Waite v. Waite, 64 S.W.3d 217 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2001).
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Waite v. Waite, 64 S.W.3d 217 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2001). · cites it 16× “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 6.001 (Vernon 1998).”
Phillips v. Phillips, 75 S.W.3d 564 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2002). · cites it 4× “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 6.001 (Vernon 1998).”
In re the Marriage of Beach, 97 S.W.3d 706 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2003). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. §§ 6.001, 6.002 (Vernon 1998).”
In re the Marriage of Richards, 991 S.W.2d 32 (Tex. App.—Amarillo 1999). · cites it 2× “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 6.001 (Vernon 1998).”
Ohendalski v. Ohendalski, 203 S.W.3d 910 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2006). “” See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 6.001 (Vernon 2006).”
Chafino v. Chafino, 228 S.W.3d 467 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2007). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. §§ 6.001, 6.002, 6.003.”
Sarah Lansden Baker v. Mark Mitchell Baker, 469 S.W.3d 269 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2015). “See Tex. Fam. Code §§ 6.001, 6.002. The trial court has the discretion to choose among these and other fault-based reasons when *280 deciding whether to grant a divorce.”
Handley v. Handley, 122 S.W.3d 904 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2003). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 6.001 (Vernon 1998).”
In re the Marriage of Scott, 117 S.W.3d 580 (Tex. App.—Amarillo 2003). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 6.001 (Vernon 1998).”
Roberts v. Roberts, 999 S.W.2d 424 (Tex. App.—El Paso 1999). “01(Insupportability) is now Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 6.001 (Vernon 1998).”
Susana I. Villalpando v. Armando Villalpando, 480 S.W.3d 801 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2015). “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 6.001 (West, Westlaw through 2015 R.”
Jawed Manjlai v. Nabila Hamid Manjlai, 447 S.W.3d 376 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2014). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Family Code Ann. § 6.001 , et seq. (West 2014).”
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