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Tex. Fam. Code § 6.002 (2026)

Cruelty

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Sec. 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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Cited in 35 cases (8 in the last 5 years), 1999–2026 · leading case: Amanda Bradshaw v. Barney Samuel Bradshaw, 555 S.W.3d 539 (Tex. 2018).
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Amanda Bradshaw v. Barney Samuel Bradshaw, 555 S.W.3d 539 (Tex. 2018). “See TEX. FAM. CODE § 6.002 (authorizing fault-based divorce when one spouse "is guilty of cruel treatment toward the complaining spouse of a nature that renders further living together insupportable").”
Phillips v. Phillips, 75 S.W.3d 564 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2002). · cites it 2× “[3] The traditional "fault" grounds of "cruelty," "adultery," "conviction of felony," and "abandonment" are found in Tex. Fam.Code Ann. §§ 6.002, 6.003, 6.004, 6.”
Chacon v. Chacon, 222 S.W.3d 909 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2007). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 6.002. Sergio received 47 percent of the net proceeds from the sale of their house, subject to a reimbursement claim for the IRS debt in Katherine’s favor.”
Barnard v. Barnard, 133 S.W.3d 782 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2004). “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 6.002. The evidence of cruelty presented at trial must be supported by full, clear, and satisfactory evidence.”
Limbaugh v. Limbaugh, 71 S.W.3d 1 (Tex. App.—Waco 2002). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. §§ 6.002, 6.008 (Vernon 1998).”
Henry v. Henry, 48 S.W.3d 468 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2001). “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 6.002 (Vernon 1998).”
Juan Ayala v. Blanca Edit Ayala, 387 S.W.3d 721 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2011). “Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 6.002 (Vernon 2006).”
Newberry v. Newberry, 351 S.W.3d 552 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2011). “, citing Tex.Fam. Code Ann. § 6.002; Finn v. Finn, 185 S.”
Roberts v. Roberts, 999 S.W.2d 424 (Tex. App.—El Paso 1999). “02 (Cruelty) -is now Tex.Fam.Code Ann. § 6.002 (Vernon 1998). Former § 3.”
Susana I. Villalpando v. Armando Villalpando, 480 S.W.3d 801 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2015). “Texas Family Code Section 6.002, entitled “Cruelty” states “[t]he 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.”
In re the Marriage of Rice, 96 S.W.3d 642 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2003). “(citing Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 6.002 (Vernon 1998); Finn v.”
in the Matter of the Marriage of Shawndell Alicia Hultquist & Paul Cook, No. 14-19-00896-CV, 2021 WL 2252129 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] June 3, 2021). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 6.002 . “To be considered cruel treatment, the conduct of the accused spouse must rise to such a level that it renders the couple’s living together insupportable.”
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