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Court Can Disproportionately Distribute Assets Due to Fraud in Texas Divorce

A spouse who improperly spends large amounts of community assets without the other spouse’s knowledge or consent may receive a smaller share of the remaining community estate during a Texas divorce.  A Texas appeals court recently considered whether a property division was just and right after the trial court found…

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Court Must Have Evidence of Property Value to Distribute Property in Texas Divorce

The court in a Texas divorce case must divide property in a just and right way.  This does not necessarily mean that property is divided equally between the parties, but the division must be just.  What happens, though, when only one party participates in the divorce proceedings?  A Texas appeals…

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Texas Court Finds Distribution of “Net Payment” in Texas Divorce Did Not Address Pre-Tax Deductions

In Texas divorces, it is common for the parties to agree to a property division and ask the court to approve the agreement and include it in the decree.  Once the court does so, it generally may not modify or alter the property division included in the agreement.  It may,…

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