{"id":2983,"date":"2025-02-28T20:53:28","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T02:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=2983"},"modified":"2025-03-20T11:07:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T16:07:33","slug":"texas-appeals-court-affirms-discharge-of-receiver-years-after-final-divorce-decree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/texas-appeals-court-affirms-discharge-of-receiver-years-after-final-divorce-decree\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Appeals Court Affirms Discharge of Receiver Years After Final Divorce Decree"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The court in a Texas divorce case may appoint a receiver to protect and preserve the property of the parties. TEX. FAM. CODE \u00a7 6.502(a)(5).\u00a0 The receiver only has the powers authorized by the court. The receiver\u2019s role is to receive and preserve the property for all interested parties\u2019 benefit.\u00a0 The receiver must exercise ordinary care in performing their duties. Receivers may be appropriate in high net worth divorces with complex assets or where there are concerns a party may hide or misuse assets.\u00a0 In a <a href=\"https:\/\/cases.justia.com\/texas\/fifth-court-of-appeals\/2025-05-23-00738-cv.pdf?ts=1739973611\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recent case<\/a>, a former husband appealed a trial court order terminating receivership, discharging the receiver, and granting turnover relief to the wife.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Appointment of Receiver<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The husband petitioned for divorce in 2009.\u00a0 The court appointed a receiver in 2011 and ordered that he was to take necessary actions to secure payments and manage, control and dispose of the husband\u2019s property. He was also authorized to pay the husband\u2019s living expenses, legal fees and expenses, and court-ordered obligations.<\/p>\n<p>The receiver was subsequently ordered to take possession and control of certain of the husband\u2019s assets, including property in his bankruptcy estate and any exempt retirement accounts. The court instructed the receiver to pay the husband\u2019s living expenses of $5,000 per month, obligations to the wife and minor children, court-ordered obligations to third parties, and up to $1,500 in unexpected expenses of either party, but not more than $6,000 in any four-month period without a court order.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/texas-appeals-court-affirms-discharge-of-receiver-years-after-final-divorce-decree\/#more-2983\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The court in a Texas divorce case may appoint a receiver to protect and preserve the property of the parties. TEX. FAM. CODE \u00a7 6.502(a)(5).\u00a0 The receiver only has the powers authorized by the court. 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