Texas Family Code Chapter 6 > Subchapter A – Grounds for Divorce and Defenses
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| § 6.001 | Insupportability |
| § 6.002 | Cruelty |
| § 6.003 | Adultery |
| § 6.004 | Conviction of Felony |
| § 6.005 | Abandonment |
| § 6.006 | Living Apart |
| § 6.007 | Confinement in Mental Hospital |
| § 6.008 | Defenses |
Terms Used In Texas Family Code Chapter 6 > Subchapter A - Grounds for Divorce and Defenses
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Comptroller: means the state comptroller of public accounts. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
- Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005