{"id":2884,"date":"2024-08-30T17:55:35","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T22:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=2884"},"modified":"2024-11-08T10:35:02","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T16:35:02","slug":"texas-appeals-court-affirmed-divorce-decree-characterizing-property-purchased-with-inheritance-as-separate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/texas-appeals-court-affirmed-divorce-decree-characterizing-property-purchased-with-inheritance-as-separate\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Appeals Court Affirmed Divorce Decree Characterizing Property Purchased with Inheritance as Separate"},"content":{"rendered":"

Under Texas family law, community property is the property acquired by either spouse during the marriage that is not separate property.\u00a0 Separate property includes property a spouse owned or claimed before the marriage, property acquired by gift or inheritance during the marriage, and recovery for personal injuries, except recovery for lost earning capacity during the marriage.\u00a0 In a recent case, a former wife challenged a property division characterizing certain property as the husband\u2019s separate property.<\/p>\n

According to the appeals court<\/a>, the parties got married in 2018.\u00a0 The husband inherited about $650,000 from his mother during the marriage. He bought a pickup truck and a home with those funds.\u00a0 The title and the deed each listed both parties as owners.<\/p>\n

The husband petitioned for divorce in January 2023, asking the court to confirm his separate property and order reimbursement for the home and the pickup truck.\u00a0 The wife alleged both the truck and property were part of the community estate.<\/p>\n

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Under Texas family law, community property is the property acquired by either spouse during the marriage that is not separate property.\u00a0 Separate property includes property a spouse owned or claimed before the marriage, property acquired by gift or inheritance during the marriage, and recovery for personal injuries, except recovery for lost earning capacity during the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,86],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-divorce","category-separate-property"],"yoast_head":"\nTexas Appeals Court Affirmed Divorce Decree Characterizing Property Purchased with Inheritance as Separate — Texas Divorce Attorney Blog — August 30, 2024<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Under Texas family law, community property is the 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