What are grounds for divorce in Texas?

There are seven grounds for divorce allowed under Texas law.

The first is insupportability. Insupportability means “discord or conflict of personalities” that has prevented any “reasonable expectation of reconciliation.”

Another ground for divorce is living apart. This ground requires that the “spouses have lived apart without cohabitation for at least three years.”

The third ground for divorce is confinement in a mental hospital, and requires that one spouse be confined in a state or private mental hospital for at least three years plus the requirement that “the mental disorder is of such a degree and nature that adjustment is unlikely or that, if adjustment occurs, relapse is probable”

The next ground is cruelty, which occurs when one spouse treats the other spouse cruelly and living together is insupportable.

Abandonment can also be a reason for divorce, and requires that one spouse has “left the complaining spouse with the intention of abandonment; and remained away for at least one year.”

Conviction of a felony and adultery are the last two grounds. It is important to note that the person alleging grounds for divorce must also prove those grounds. For example, when a spouse suspects adultery that spouse must be able to prove the adultery occurred.