HB 3401
AN ACT relating to repealing insupportability as a ground for divorce.
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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What This Bill Does
Repeals the current "insupportability" ground for divorce in Texas, which allows couples to divorce without proving fault. By removing this no-fault divorce option, the law would make it significantly more difficult for couples to legally end their marriage, requiring specific grounds like adultery, cruelty, or abandonment to be proven in court. The change would apply only to divorce suits filed on or after September 1, 2025, potentially impacting how couples can legally separate in the future.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to repealing insupportability as a ground for divorce. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 6.001, Family Code, is repealed. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act by the repeal of Section 6.001, Family Code, applies only to a suit for dissolution of a marriage that is filed on or after the effective date of this Act. A suit for dissolution of a marriage filed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to repealing insupportability as a ground for divorce.
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