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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. 2001).
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Waite v. Waite, 64 S.W.3d 217 (Tex. App. 2001). · cites it 16× “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 6.001 (Vernon 1998).”
Phillips v. Phillips, 75 S.W.3d 564 (Tex. App. 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. 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. 1999). · cites it 2× “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 6.001 (Vernon 1998).”
Ohendalski v. Ohendalski, 203 S.W.3d 910 (Tex. App. 2006). “” See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 6.001 (Vernon 2006).”
Chafino v. Chafino, 228 S.W.3d 467 (Tex. App. 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. 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. 2003). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 6.001 (Vernon 1998).”
In Re the Marriage of Scott, 117 S.W.3d 580 (Tex. App. 2003). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 6.001 (Vernon 1998).”
Roberts v. Roberts, 999 S.W.2d 424 (Tex. App. 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. 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. 2014). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Family Code Ann. § 6.001 , et seq. (West 2014).”
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