1. Insupportability - The marriage can no longer continue
because of disagreements or differences that cannot be resolved.
2. Cruelty - When your spouse is guilty of "cruel
treatment" towards you to the point that it is no longer bearable to
continue living together.
3. Adultery - When your spouse has cheated on you (known as
committing adultery).
4. Conviction of a felony - When, during the marriage, your
spouse has been convicted of a felony and imprisoned for at least one year (in
any state or federal prison) and
has not been pardoned. However, you cannot use this ground
if your testimony is what was used in court to convict your spouse.
5. Abandonment - When your spouse left you with the
intention of abandoning you and he remained away for at least one year.
6. Living apart - When you and your spouse have lived apart
(without cohabitation) for at least three years.
7. Confinement in mental hospital - When, at the time you
file for divorce, your spouse has been confined in a mental hospital (state or
private) for at least three years and
it appears that his mental disorder is the type that will
not get better (or if it does get better, it appears that a relapse is
probable.)*
* Tex. Fam. Code §§ 6.001 - 6.007
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