{"id":2787,"date":"2023-12-14T18:56:35","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T00:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=2787"},"modified":"2024-01-09T09:00:02","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T15:00:02","slug":"redistribution-of-assets-was-modification-and-not-enforcement-of-texas-divorce-decree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/redistribution-of-assets-was-modification-and-not-enforcement-of-texas-divorce-decree\/","title":{"rendered":"Redistribution of Assets Was Modification and Not Enforcement of Texas Divorce Decree"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A trial court may vacate, modify, correct or reform its judgment or grant a new trial within 30 days after the judgment is signed.\u00a0 Tex. R. Civ. P. 329b.\u00a0 Additionally, if a party files a timely motion, the trial court has the power to take those same actions until 30 days after any timely motions are overruled by an order or operation of law.\u00a0 The court\u2019s plenary power generally expires 30 days after the final judgment is filed if there is not a timely post-judgment motion.<\/p>\n<p>Courts generally retain continuing subject-matter jurisdiction to clarify and enforce the property division set forth in a Texas divorce decree.\u00a0 The court has the authority to render additional orders to enforce, assist in the implementation of, or clarify the property division.\u00a0 It may specify the manner of the property division more precisely, but may not change the substantive property division.\u00a0 A court may order delivery of specific property through its enforcement power.\u00a0 If a party has not delivered property awarded pursuant to the divorce decree and delivery is not an adequate remedy, the court may award damages. Additionally, a court may render judgment against a party who fails to make monetary payments as awarded in a decree.<\/p>\n<p>A former husband recently <a href=\"https:\/\/cases.justia.com\/texas\/twelfth-court-of-appeals\/2023-12-22-00315-cv.pdf?ts=1701437404\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">challenged<\/a> a court order purportedly enforcing the property division in his divorce decree, arguing that it instead improperly modified the division.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/redistribution-of-assets-was-modification-and-not-enforcement-of-texas-divorce-decree\/#more-2787\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A trial court may vacate, modify, correct or reform its judgment or grant a new trial within 30 days after the judgment is signed.\u00a0 Tex. R. Civ. P. 329b.\u00a0 Additionally, if a party files a timely motion, the trial court has the power to take those same actions until 30 days after any timely motions [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,491,258],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-divorce","category-enforcement","category-modification"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Redistribution of Assets Was Modification and Not Enforcement of Texas Divorce Decree &#8212; Texas Divorce Attorney Blog &#8212; December 14, 2023<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A trial court may vacate, modify, correct or reform its judgment or grant a new trial within 30 days after the judgment is signed.\u00a0 Tex. 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