Texas Republicans want to rescind no-fault divorce – Spectrum News

Texas Republicans want to rescind no-fault divorce  Spectrum News

Texas lawmakers are looking at changing up how family courts address divorce and child custody cases. TEXAS — Texas lawmakers are looking at changing up how family courts address divorce and child custody cases. This month, the Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs met to hear from the public about what needs to be fixed ahead of next year's legislative session. Among the topics of conversation was a push to end no-fault divorce. “Unilateral no-fault divorce has to be brought down because currently it is incentivizing the breakdown of families,” said Mary Bowen, who testified to lawmakers. “It’s not surprising because every year since I've been practicing family law and that’s been since 2006, this comes up every year,” said Jennifer Hargrave, owner of Hargrave Family Law.

“I think the difference is that this year it’s gaining some traction.” An updated 2026 document listing top issues for Texas Republicans has “rescinding no-fault divorce” on it. Instead, Texas Republicans want to focus on promoting “the maintenance of the traditional family via required intervention or counseling prior to any decree of divorce.” “No-fault divorce, which was established I think in the 1970s, sort of became a popular wave across the state as they enacted no-fault divorce but it allows parties to get a divorce without having to prove grounds,” said Hargrave. “I