{"id":2780,"date":"2023-12-06T20:53:11","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T02:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=2780"},"modified":"2023-12-07T13:06:38","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T19:06:38","slug":"clarification-and-enforcement-of-texas-property-division","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/clarification-and-enforcement-of-texas-property-division\/","title":{"rendered":"Clarification and Enforcement of Texas Property Division"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A court must order a just and right division of the marital estate in a Texas divorce.\u00a0 Once the divorce is final and the property has been divided, the property division generally may not be re-litigated.\u00a0 The trial court does, however, retain the power to clarify and enforce the division.\u00a0 Tex. Fam. Code \u00a7 9.002; Tex. Fam. Code \u00a7 9.008. The court may not alter or change the substantive property division, but may render additional orders to enforce, clarify, assist in implementing, or specify the manner of effecting the property division. Tex. Fam. Code \u00a7 9.006.\u00a0 A former husband recently challenged a trial court\u2019s partial denial of his request for clarification and enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/cases.justia.com\/texas\/second-court-of-appeals\/2023-02-23-00054-cv.pdf?ts=1701404502\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">opinion<\/a> of the appeals court, the final divorce decree awarded the husband certain personal property, specifically including the outdoor furniture purchased from a particular person and any property the wife had removed from the homestead, including certain dining room furniture and two bronze statues.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Clarification and Enforcement Hearing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The husband petitioned for clarification and enforcement of the property division, alleging the wife had not turned over certain property awarded to him, including two bronze statues, certain patio furniture he had purchased from a specified individual, and certain dining room furniture.\u00a0 He asked the court to order her to turn them over by a specified date, and to award him their replacement value if she did not.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/clarification-and-enforcement-of-texas-property-division\/#more-2780\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A court must order a just and right division of the marital estate in a Texas divorce.\u00a0 Once the divorce is final and the property has been divided, the property division generally may not be re-litigated.\u00a0 The trial court does, however, retain the power to clarify and enforce the division.\u00a0 Tex. Fam. 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