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TX Fam Code § 6.305 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 6 - Suit for Dissolution of Marriage|Subchapter D. Jurisdiction, Venue, and Residence Qualifications|Section 6.305. Acquiring Jurisdiction Over Nonresident Respondent

Sec. 6.305.  ACQUIRING JURISDICTION OVER NONRESIDENT RESPONDENT.  (a)  If the petitioner in a suit for dissolution of a marriage is a resident or a domiciliary of this state at the time the suit for dissolution is filed, the court may exercise personal jurisdiction over the respondent or over the respondent's personal representative although the respondent is not a resident of this state if:(1)  this state is the last marital residence of the petitioner and the respondent and the suit is filed before the second anniversary of the date on which marital residence ended;  or(2)  there is any basis consistent with the constitutions of this state and the United States for the exercise of the personal jurisdiction.(b)  A court acquiring jurisdiction under this section also acquires jurisdiction over the respondent in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 6.306 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 6 - Suit for Dissolution of Marriage|Subchapter D. Jurisdiction, Venue, and Residence Qualifications|Section 6.306. Jurisdiction to Annul Marriage

Sec. 6.306.  JURISDICTION TO ANNUL MARRIAGE.  (a)  A suit for annulment of a marriage may be maintained in this state only if the parties were married in this state or if either party is domiciled in this state.(b)  A suit for annulment is a suit in rem, affecting the status of the parties to the marriage.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 6.307 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 6 - Suit for Dissolution of Marriage|Subchapter D. Jurisdiction, Venue, and Residence Qualifications|Section 6.307. Jurisdiction to Declare Marriage Void

Sec. 6.307.  JURISDICTION TO DECLARE MARRIAGE VOID.  (a)  Either party to a marriage made void by this chapter may sue to have the marriage declared void, or the court may declare the marriage void in a collateral proceeding.(b)  The court may declare a marriage void only if:(1)  the purported marriage was contracted in this state;  or(2)  either party is domiciled in this state.(c)  A suit to have a marriage declared void is a suit in rem, affecting the status of the parties to the purported marriage.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 6.308 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 6 - Suit for Dissolution of Marriage|Subchapter D. Jurisdiction, Venue, and Residence Qualifications|Section 6.308. Exercising Partial Jurisdiction

Sec. 6.308.  EXERCISING PARTIAL JURISDICTION.  (a)  A court in which a suit for dissolution of a marriage is filed may exercise its jurisdiction over those portions of the suit for which it has authority.(b)  The court's authority to resolve the issues in controversy between the parties may be restricted because the court lacks:(1)  the required personal jurisdiction over a nonresident party in a suit for dissolution of the marriage;(2)  the required jurisdiction under Chapter 152;  or(3)  the required jurisdiction under Chapter 159.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 6.401 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 6 - Suit for Dissolution of Marriage|Subchapter E. Filing Suit|Section 6.401. Caption

Sec. 6.401.  CAPTION.  (a)  Pleadings in a suit for divorce or annulment shall be styled "In the Matter of the Marriage of __________ and __________."(b)  Pleadings in a suit to declare a marriage void shall be styled "A Suit To Declare Void the Marriage of __________ and __________."|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 6.402 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 6 - Suit for Dissolution of Marriage|Subchapter E. Filing Suit|Section 6.402. Pleadings

Sec. 6.402.  PLEADINGS.  (a)  A petition in a suit for dissolution of a marriage is sufficient without the necessity of specifying the underlying evidentiary facts if the petition alleges the grounds relied on substantially in the language of the statute.(b)  Allegations of grounds for relief, matters of defense, or facts relied on for a temporary order that are stated in short and plain terms are not subject to special exceptions because of form or sufficiency.(c)  The court shall strike an allegation of evidentiary fact from the pleadings on the motion of a party or on the court's own motion.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 6.403 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 6 - Suit for Dissolution of Marriage|Subchapter E. Filing Suit|Section 6.403. Answer

Sec. 6.403.  ANSWER.  The respondent in a suit for dissolution of a marriage is not required to answer on oath or affirmation.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 6.4035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 6 - Suit for Dissolution of Marriage|Subchapter E. Filing Suit|Section 6.4035. Waiver of Service

Sec. 6.4035.  WAIVER OF SERVICE.  (a)  A party to a suit for the dissolution of a marriage may waive the issuance or service of process after the suit is filed by filing with the clerk of the court in which the suit is filed the waiver of the party acknowledging receipt of a copy of the filed petition.(b)  The waiver must contain the mailing address of the party who executed the waiver.(c)  Notwithstanding Section 132.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, the waiver must be sworn before a notary public who is not an attorney in the suit.  This subsection does not apply if the party executing the waiver is incarcerated.(d)  The Texas Rules of Civil Procedure do not apply to a waiver executed under this section.(e)  The party executing the waiver may not sign the waiver using a digitized signature.(f)  For purposes of this section, "digitized signature" has the meaning assigned by Section 101.0096.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 614, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 916 (H.B. 1366), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 198 (S.B. 814), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 6.404 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 6 - Suit for Dissolution of Marriage|Subchapter E. Filing Suit|Section 6.404. Information Regarding Protective Orders

Sec. 6.404.  INFORMATION REGARDING PROTECTIVE ORDERS.  At any time while a suit for dissolution of a marriage is pending, if the court believes, on the basis of any information received by the court, that a party to the suit or a member of the party's family or household may be a victim of family violence, the court shall inform that party of the party's right to apply for a protective order under Title 4.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 361 (S.B. 1275), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Fam Code § 6.405 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 6 - Suit for Dissolution of Marriage|Subchapter E. Filing Suit|Section 6.405. Protective Order and Related Orders

Sec. 6.405.  PROTECTIVE ORDER AND RELATED ORDERS.  (a)  The petition in a suit for dissolution of a marriage must state whether, in regard to a party to the suit or a child of a party to the suit:(1)  there is in effect:(A)  a protective order under Title 4;(B)  a protective order under Subchapter A, Chapter 7B, Code of Criminal Procedure; or(C)  an order for emergency protection under Article 17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure; or(2)  an application for an order described by Subdivision (1) is pending.(b)  The petitioner shall attach to the petition a copy of each order described by Subsection (a)(1) in which a party to the suit or the child of a party to the suit was the applicant or victim of the conduct alleged in the application or order and the other party was the respondent or defendant of an action regarding the conduct alleged in the application or order without regard to the date of the order.  If a copy of the order is not available at the time of filing, the petition must state that a copy of the order will be filed with the court before any hearing.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 6.04, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 3052), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 2.30, eff. January 1, 2021.|
TX Fam Code § 6.406 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 6 - Suit for Dissolution of Marriage|Subchapter E. Filing Suit|Section 6.406. Mandatory Joinder of Suit Affecting Parent-Child Relationship

Sec. 6.406.  MANDATORY JOINDER OF SUIT AFFECTING PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP.  (a)  The petition in a suit for dissolution of a marriage shall state whether there are children born or adopted of the marriage who are under 18 years of age or who are otherwise entitled to support as provided by Chapter 154.(a-1)  If the parties to a suit for dissolution of a marriage are the intended parents under a gestational agreement that is in effect and that establishes a parent-child relationship between the parties as intended parents and an unborn child on the birth of the child, the petition in the suit for dissolution of a marriage shall state:(1)  that the parties to the marriage have entered into a gestational agreement establishing a parent-child relationship between the parties as intended parents and an unborn child on the birth of the child;(2)  whether the gestational mother under the agreement is pregnant or a child who is the subject of the agreement has been born; and(3)  whether the agreement has been validated under Section 160.756.(b)  If the parties are parents of a child, as defined by Section 101.003, and the child is not under the continuing jurisdiction of another court as provided by Chapter 155, the suit for dissolution of a marriage must include a suit affecting the parent-child relationship under Title 5.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 130 (H.B. 1689), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Fam Code § 6.407 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 6 - Suit for Dissolution of Marriage|Subchapter E. Filing Suit|Section 6.407. Transfer of Suit Affecting Parent-Child Relationship to Divorce Court

Sec. 6.407.  TRANSFER OF SUIT AFFECTING PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP TO DIVORCE COURT.  (a)  If a suit affecting the parent-child relationship is pending at the time the suit for dissolution of a marriage is filed, the suit affecting the parent-child relationship shall be transferred as provided by Section 103.002 to the court in which the suit for dissolution is filed.(b)  If the parties are parents of a child, as defined by Section 101.003, and the child is under the continuing jurisdiction of another court under Chapter 155, either party to the suit for dissolution of a marriage may move that court for transfer of the suit affecting the parent-child relationship to the court having jurisdiction of the suit for dissolution.  The court with continuing jurisdiction shall transfer the proceeding as provided by Chapter 155.  On the transfer of the proceedings, the court with jurisdiction of the suit for dissolution of a marriage shall consolidate the two causes of action.(c)  After transfer of a suit affecting the parent-child relationship as provided in Chapter 155, the court with jurisdiction of the suit for dissolution of a marriage has jurisdiction to render an order in the suit affecting the parent-child relationship as provided by Title 5.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 6.408 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 6 - Suit for Dissolution of Marriage|Subchapter E. Filing Suit|Section 6.408. Service of Citation

Sec. 6.408.  SERVICE OF CITATION.  Citation on the filing of an original petition in a suit for dissolution of a marriage shall be issued and served as in other civil cases.  Citation may also be served on any other person who has or who may assert an interest in the suit for dissolution of the marriage.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 6.409 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 6 - Suit for Dissolution of Marriage|Subchapter E. Filing Suit|Section 6.409. Citation by Publication

Sec. 6.409.  CITATION BY PUBLICATION.  (a)  Citation in a suit for dissolution of a marriage may be by publication as in other civil cases, except that notice shall be published one time only.(b)  The notice shall be sufficient if given in substantially the following form:"STATE OF TEXASTo (name of person to be served with citation), and to all whom it may concern (if the name of any person to be served with citation is unknown), Respondent(s),"You have been sued.  You may employ an attorney.  If you or your attorney do not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10 a.m. on the Monday next following the expiration of 20 days after you were served this citation and petition, a default judgment may be taken against you.  The petition of __________, Petitioner, was filed in the Court of __________ County, Texas, on the ______ day of __________, against __________, Respondent(s), numbered ______, and entitled  'In the Matter of Marriage of __________ and __________. The suit requests __________ (statement of relief sought).'"The Court has authority in this suit to enter any judgment or decree dissolving the marriage and providing for the division of property that will be binding on you."Issued and given under my hand and seal of said Court at __________, Texas, this the ______ day of __________, ______."..............................Clerk of the __________ Court of____________ County, Texas     By _______, Deputy."(c)  The form authorized in this section and the form authorized by Section 102.010 may be combined in appropriate situations.(d)  If the citation is for a suit in which a parent-child relationship does not exist, service by publication may be completed by posting the citation at the courthouse door for seven days in the county in which the suit is filed.(e)  If the petitioner or the petitioner's attorney of record makes an oath that no child presently under 18 years of age was born or adopted by the spouses and that no appreciable amount of property was accumulated by the spouses during the marriage, the court may dispense with the appointment of an attorney ad litem.  In a case in which citation was by publication, a statement of the evidence, approved and signed by the judge, shall be filed with the papers of the suit as a part of the record.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 6.410 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 6 - Suit for Dissolution of Marriage|Subchapter E. Filing Suit|Section 6.410. Report to Accompany Petition

Sec. 6.410.  REPORT TO ACCOMPANY PETITION.  At the time a petition for divorce or annulment of a marriage is filed, the petitioner shall also file a completed report that may be used by the district clerk, at the time the petition is granted, to comply with Section 194.002, Health and Safety Code.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1128, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Fam Code § 6.411 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 6 - Suit for Dissolution of Marriage|Subchapter E. Filing Suit|Section 6.411. Confidentiality of Pleadings

Sec. 6.411.  CONFIDENTIALITY OF PLEADINGS.  (a)  This section applies only in a county with a population of 3.4 million or more.(b)  Except as otherwise provided by law, all pleadings and other documents filed with the court in a suit for dissolution of a marriage are confidential, are excepted from required public disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, and may not be released to a person who is not a party to the suit until after the date of service of citation or the 31st day after the date of filing the suit, whichever date is sooner.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1314, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Renumbered from Family Code, Section 6.410 by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 23.001(24), eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Fam Code § 6.502 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 6 - Suit for Dissolution of Marriage|Subchapter F. Temporary Orders|Section 6.502. Temporary Injunction and Other Temporary Orders

Sec. 6.502.  TEMPORARY INJUNCTION AND OTHER TEMPORARY ORDERS.  (a)  While a suit for dissolution of a marriage is pending and on the motion of a party or on the court's own motion after notice and hearing, the court may render an appropriate order, including the granting of a temporary injunction for the preservation of the property and protection of the parties as deemed necessary and equitable and including an order directed to one or both parties:(1)  requiring a sworn inventory and appraisement of the real and personal property owned or claimed by the parties and specifying the form, manner, and substance of the inventory and appraisal and list of debts and liabilities;(2)  requiring payments to be made for the support of either spouse;(3)  requiring the production of books, papers, documents, and tangible things by a party;(4)  ordering payment of reasonable attorney's fees and expenses;(5)  appointing a receiver for the preservation and protection of the property of the parties;(6)  awarding one spouse exclusive occupancy of the residence during the pendency of the case;(7)  prohibiting the parties, or either party, from spending funds beyond an amount the court determines to be for reasonable and necessary living expenses;(8)  awarding one spouse exclusive control of a party's usual business or occupation;  or(9)  prohibiting an act described by Section 6.501(a).(b)  Not later than the 30th day after the date a receiver is appointed under Subsection (a)(5), the receiver shall give notice of the appointment to each lienholder of any property under the receiver's control.(c)  Not later than the seventh day after the date a receiver is appointed under Subsection (a)(5), the court shall issue written findings of fact and conclusions of law in support of the receiver's appointment.  If the court dispenses with the issuance of a bond between the spouses as provided by Section 6.503(b) in connection with the receiver's appointment, the court shall include in the court's findings an explanation of the reasons the court dispensed with the issuance of a bond.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 695, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 493 (H.B. 2703), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Fam Code § 6.503 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 6 - Suit for Dissolution of Marriage|Subchapter F. Temporary Orders|Section 6.503. Affidavit, Verified Pleading, and Bond Not Required

Sec. 6.503.  AFFIDAVIT, VERIFIED PLEADING, AND BOND NOT REQUIRED.  (a)  A temporary restraining order or temporary injunction under this subchapter:(1)  may be granted without an affidavit or a verified pleading stating specific facts showing that immediate and irreparable injury, loss, or damage will result before notice can be served and a hearing can be held;  and(2)  need not:(A)  define the injury or state why it is irreparable;(B)  state why the order was granted without notice;  or(C)  include an order setting the suit for trial on the merits with respect to the ultimate relief sought.(b)  In a suit for dissolution of a marriage, the court may dispense with the issuance of a bond between the spouses in connection with temporary orders for the protection of the parties and their property.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 6.504 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 6 - Suit for Dissolution of Marriage|Subchapter F. Temporary Orders|Section 6.504. Protective Orders

Sec. 6.504.  PROTECTIVE ORDERS.  On the motion of a party to a suit for dissolution of a marriage, the court may render a protective order as provided by Subtitle B, Title 4.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1193, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 6.505 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 6 - Suit for Dissolution of Marriage|Subchapter F. Temporary Orders|Section 6.505. Counseling

Sec. 6.505.  COUNSELING.  (a)  While a divorce suit is pending, the court may direct the parties to counsel with a person named by the court.(b)  The person named by the court to counsel the parties shall submit a written report to the court and to the parties before the final hearing.  In the report, the counselor shall give only an opinion as to whether there exists a reasonable expectation of reconciliation of the parties and, if so, whether further counseling would be beneficial.  The sole purpose of the report is to aid the court in determining whether the suit for divorce should be continued pending further counseling.(c)  A copy of the report shall be furnished to each party.(d)  If the court believes that there is a reasonable expectation of the parties' reconciliation, the court may by written order continue the proceedings and direct the parties to a person named by the court for further counseling for a period fixed by the court not to exceed 60 days, subject to any terms, conditions, and limitations the court considers desirable.  In ordering counseling, the court shall consider the circumstances of the parties, including the needs of the parties' family and the availability of counseling services.  At the expiration of the period specified by the court, the counselor to whom the parties were directed shall report to the court whether the parties have complied with the court's order.  Thereafter, the court shall proceed as in a divorce suit generally.(e)  If the court orders counseling under this section and the parties to the marriage are the parents of a child under 18 years of age born or adopted during the marriage, the counseling shall include counseling on issues that confront children who are the subject of a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|