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Courts are required to divide marital estates in a just and right manner in a Texas divorce.\u00a0 A court may divide the estate unequally, but must have a reasonable basis to do so. \u00a0Courts may consider a number of factors in making that determination, including the parties\u2019 relative physical conditions, their relative financial conditions, disparity in their ages, the value of their separate estates, disparity in income or earning capacity, and the nature of the property.\u00a0 A husband recently appealed<\/a> a disproportionate division.<\/p>\n

Divorce Proceedings<\/strong><\/p>\n

The parties were married for 27 years and their children were all adults at the time of the divorce.\u00a0 The husband had been working for the Border Patrol since September 2022 and participated in the Federal Employees Retirement System (\u201cFERS\u201d).\u00a0 He testified he was not eligible to collect the benefits yet.\u00a0 He also testified he contributed to a Thrift Savings Plan, which is similar to a 401(k) for civil servants, with a balance of $135,734.73.\u00a0 His net earnings, not including overtime, were $4,500.34 per month.\u00a0 Tax records showed he earned $114,626.75 from his job as a border patrol agent in 2017 and $120,674.96 in 2018.\u00a0 He also testified he prepared taxes as a side job and earned an extra $24,800 in 2019.<\/p>\n

The wife testified she was earning a monthly net income of $1,807.64, totaling $21,691.68 per year.\u00a0 She testified she had $2,229.97 in monthly expenses.\u00a0 The husband disagreed with her net monthly earnings, but agreed it was insufficient to cover her monthly expenses. The wife also testified her retirement account was worth $6,168.78.<\/p>\n

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Courts are required to divide marital estates in a just and right manner in a Texas divorce.\u00a0 A court may divide the estate unequally, but must have a reasonable basis to do so. \u00a0Courts may consider a number of factors in making that determination, including the parties\u2019 relative physical conditions, their relative financial conditions, disparity […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[103,27,126],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-infidelity","category-property","category-spousal-support"],"yoast_head":"\nTexas Appeals Court Affirms Unequal Property Division and Spousal Maintenance — Texas Divorce Attorney Blog — June 21, 2024<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Courts are required to divide marital estates in a just and right manner 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