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Tex. Fam. Code § 6.004 (2026)

Conviction Of Felony

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Sec. 6.004. CONVICTION OF FELONY. (a) The court may grant a divorce in favor of one spouse if during the marriage the other spouse:

(1) has been convicted of a felony;

(2) has been imprisoned for at least one year in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, a federal penitentiary, or the penitentiary of another state; and

(3) has not been pardoned.

(b) The court may not grant a divorce under this section against a spouse who was convicted on the testimony of the other spouse.

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

Amended by:

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.056, eff. September 1, 2009.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1999–2015 · leading case: Tuan Anh Tran v. Sheryn D. Nguyen, 480 S.W.3d 119 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2015).
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Tuan Anh Tran v. Sheryn D. Nguyen, 480 S.W.3d 119 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2015). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Fam. Code § 6.004. The judge further named Nguyen as K.”
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.”
Clifford Bart Dunbar v. Naima El Khaoua, No. 03-14-00345-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Jan. 9, 2015). · cites it 2× “11 Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 6.004 (West 2006)..”
Gray, Donald Lee, No. WR-82,772-03 (Tex. Feb. 13, 2015). “304 (drug felon barred from student financial aid or grants); Tex. Fam. Code § 6.004 (felon may lose marriage); Tex.”
Gray, Donald Lee, No. WR-82,772-02 (Tex. Crim. App. Feb. 13, 2015). “304 (drug felon barred from student financial aid or grants); Tex. Fam. Code § 6.004 (felon may lose marriage); Tex.”
Gray, Donald Lee, No. WR-82,772-01 (Tex. Crim. App. Feb. 13, 2015). “304 (drug felon barred from student financial aid or grants); Tex. Fam. Code § 6.004 (felon may lose marriage); Tex.”
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