{"id":2979,"date":"2025-02-21T19:57:11","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T01:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=2979"},"modified":"2025-02-26T07:52:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T13:52:31","slug":"texas-court-erred-in-denying-husband-jury-trial-in-texas-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/texas-court-erred-in-denying-husband-jury-trial-in-texas-divorce\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Court Erred in Denying Husband Jury Trial in Texas Divorce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Generally, either party in a Texas divorce is entitled to demand a jury trial pursuant to Tex. Fam. Code Ann. \u00a7 6.703.\u00a0 A party seeking a jury trial must file a timely request.\u00a0 If the jury trial is available to a party as a matter of right, the court generally must grant the request unless doing so would injure the other party, disrupt the docket, or impede the court&#8217;s business.\u00a0 <em>Halsell v. Dehoyos<\/em>.\u00a0 A party in a civil case may waive the right to a jury trial in some circumstances, including agreeing to a bench trial, not timely requesting a jury trial or paying the fee, not appearing for trial, or not objecting to a bench trial.\u00a0 <em>In re Marriage of Harrison<\/em>. In a recent case, a husband <a href=\"https:\/\/cases.justia.com\/texas\/thirteenth-court-of-appeals\/2025-13-23-00158-cv.pdf?ts=1740059656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">appealed<\/a> a divorce decree after the trial court held a bench trial following his timely request for a jury trial.<\/p>\n<p>According to the appeals court\u2019s opinion, the parties married in 1986 and the wife petitioned for divorce in June 2020.\u00a0 They accused each other of fraud against the community and cruel treatment. Each sought a disproportionate share of the marital estate and requested reimbursement to the community estate.<\/p>\n<p>The trial court appointed a receiver to take possession and control of the assets, including rental properties and a business.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/texas-court-erred-in-denying-husband-jury-trial-in-texas-divorce\/#more-2979\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Generally, either party in a Texas divorce is entitled to demand a jury trial pursuant to Tex. Fam. 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