{"id":1043,"date":"2018-06-20T01:33:09","date_gmt":"2018-06-20T06:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texasdivorceattorneyblog.com\/?p=1043"},"modified":"2018-06-20T01:33:09","modified_gmt":"2018-06-20T06:33:09","slug":"texas-court-finds-property-remained-separate-under-premarital-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/texas-court-finds-property-remained-separate-under-premarital-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Court Finds Property Remained Separate Under Premarital Agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Texas is a community property state, and property acquired during a marriage is generally distributed equitably at the time of a Texas divorce.\u00a0 However, couples may enter into premarital agreements, also known as prenuptial agreements, that alter the way property will be identified and distributed if a divorce should occur.<\/p>\n<p>A premarital agreement played a significant role in one <a href=\"https:\/\/cases.justia.com\/texas\/fourteenth-court-of-appeals\/2018-14-16-00770-cv.pdf?ts=1528374895\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recent case<\/a>.\u00a0 Before marriage, the couple executed a premarital agreement that identified the separate property belonging to each party and precluded the acquisition of community property during the marriage.\u00a0 They had two children together.\u00a0 The wife filed for divorce after seven years.<\/p>\n<p>The parties agreed to a joint managing conservatorship.\u00a0 They stipulated there was a premarital agreement, and neither challenged its enforceability.\u00a0 The trial court ultimately entered a final decree.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0The court also confirmed certain real property was the wife\u2019s separate property.\u00a0 It also found the husband had breached the premarital agreement by raising a claim against that property and awarded attorney\u2019s fees to the wife.\u00a0 The court modified the standard possession order by not allowing overnight visits with the father on Thursdays and Sundays. The husband ultimately appealed.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/texas-court-finds-property-remained-separate-under-premarital-agreement\/#more-1043\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas is a community property state, and property acquired during a marriage is generally distributed equitably at the time of a Texas divorce.\u00a0 However, couples may enter into premarital agreements, also known as prenuptial agreements, that alter the way property will be identified and distributed if a divorce should occur. 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