{"id":1640,"date":"2020-07-29T08:00:07","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T13:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texasdivorceattorneyblog.com\/?p=1640"},"modified":"2020-07-29T08:00:07","modified_gmt":"2020-07-29T13:00:07","slug":"texas-appeals-court-finds-gift-property-from-wifes-parents-was-her-separate-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/texas-appeals-court-finds-gift-property-from-wifes-parents-was-her-separate-property\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Appeals Court Finds Gift Property from Wife’s Parents Was Her Separate Property"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Texas divorce cases, property is presumed to be community property if either spouse possesses it during the marriage or at the time of the divorce.\u00a0 Tex. Fam. Code Ann. \u00a7 3.003.\u00a0 To rebut the presumption, a spouse must trace the property and clearly identify it as separate by clear and convincing evidence.\u00a0 How a property is characterized is generally determined based on the character it has at inception, or when the party\u2019s title has vested.<\/p>\n

In a recent case<\/a>, a husband challenged the trial court\u2019s characterization of property received as a gift from the wife\u2019s parents.\u00a0 When he petitioned for divorce, the husband requested a disproportionate share of the marital estate, due in part to \u201cfault in the breakup\u2026\u201d\u00a0 He also asked for reimbursement to his separate estate for funds he had expended for the community estate\u2019s benefit.<\/p>\n

He testified that the property where the couple lived had been gifted to them by the wife\u2019s parents.\u00a0 The \u201cGift Certification\u201d signed by the wife\u2019s parents stated they \u201cintend to give to [husband and wife] a gift . . .\u201d of the lot.\u00a0 It also listed the relationship as \u201cson in law to be and daughter.\u201d Both the husband and wife signed in acknowledgement of receiving the gift.<\/p>\n

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In Texas divorce cases, property is presumed to be community property if either spouse possesses it during the marriage or at the time of the divorce.\u00a0 Tex. Fam. 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