Tex. Fam. Code § 6.302 : FAMILY CODE — THE MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP — DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE — SUIT FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE — JURISDICTION, VENUE, AND RESIDENCE QUALIFICATIONS — Suit for Divorce By Nonresident Spouse TEXT PDF If one spouse has been a domiciliary of this state for at least the last six months, a spouse domiciled in another state or nation may file a suit for divorce in the county in which the domiciliary spouse resides at the time the petition is filed. Tex. Fam. Code § 6.302 Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. 4/17/1997.