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A court dividing property in a Texas divorce must do so in a \u201cjust and right\u201d manner.\u00a0 The division does not have to be equal if the court has a reasonable basis to order a disproportionate division of the community estate. Texas courts have recognized a number of non-exclusive factors a court may consider, including differences in the parties\u2019 earning capacities or incomes, difference in their ages, their relative financial circumstances, and the value of their separate estates.<\/p>\n