{"id":2481,"date":"2022-09-06T10:21:37","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T15:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=2481"},"modified":"2022-09-06T10:21:37","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T15:21:37","slug":"proving-separate-property-in-a-texas-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/proving-separate-property-in-a-texas-divorce\/","title":{"rendered":"Proving Separate Property in a Texas Divorce"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"iStock-483613578-300x204\"Some people may assume that property held in only one spouse\u2019s name is that spouse\u2019s separate property, but that is not necessarily the case.\u00a0 In Texas, property\u2019s character is determined based on when and how it is acquired.\u00a0 Additionally, in a Texas divorce, property acquired during the marriage is presumed to be community property.<\/p>\n

In a recent case<\/a>, a husband challenged a court\u2019s characterization of certain property held in his name as community property and awarding it to the wife.<\/p>\n

According to the appeals court\u2019s opinion, the parties acquired multiple pieces of real estate, some in both their names and some in only the name of the husband, while they were married. When they divorced, the three properties that were the subject of the appeal, referred to by the court as the \u201cThree Properties,\u201d were held by the husband, but the wife alleged they were the community property.<\/p>\n

Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Some people may assume that property held in only one spouse\u2019s name is that spouse\u2019s separate property, but that is not necessarily the case.\u00a0 In Texas, property\u2019s character is determined based on when and how it is acquired.\u00a0 Additionally, in a Texas divorce, property acquired during the marriage is presumed to be community property. 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