Texas § FA.6.007 - CONFINEMENT IN MENTAL HOSPITAL
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § FA.6.007 — CONFINEMENT IN MENTAL HOSPITAL, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ FA.6.007. CONFINEMENT IN MENTAL HOSPITAL
CONFINEMENT IN MENTAL HOSPITAL. The court may grant a divorce in favor of one spouse if at the time the suit is filed: (1) the other spouse has been confined in a state mental hospital or private mental hospital, as defined in Section 571.003 , Health and Safety Code, in this state or another state for at least three years; and (2) it appears that the hospitalized spouse's mental disorder is of such a degree and nature that adjustment is unlikely or that, if adjustment occurs, a relapse is probable. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.
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Section FA.6.007 ("CONFINEMENT IN MENTAL HOSPITAL") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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