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Tex. Fam. Code § 6.008 (2026)

Defenses

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Sec. 6.008. DEFENSES. (a) The defenses to a suit for divorce of recrimination and adultery are abolished.

(b) Condonation is a defense to a suit for divorce only if the court finds that there is a reasonable expectation of reconciliation.

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

SUBCHAPTER B. GROUNDS FOR ANNULMENT

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2001–2001 · 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 2× “" Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 6.008 (Vernon 1998).”

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