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Characterization and valuation of property can be heavily contested issues in Texas divorces, especially in cases involving a high net worth or businesses.\u00a0 A wife recently challenged<\/a> the court\u2019s characterization of certain property and property division.<\/p>\n

The husband petitioned for divorce just a year and eight months after the marriage.\u00a0 The court\u2019s judgment confirmed certain property as his separate property and divided the community property. The court awarded specific items to each party, and granted a judgment for half the value to the other party, resulting in a generally equal division of the community property. The court also divided cash and bank accounts equally.<\/p>\n

The court awarded the wife an equalization judgment of $232,878.85 and the husband an equalization judgment of $56,300. The court also awarded the husband a judgment of $80,000 for his separate property that the court found the wife had converted.<\/p>\n

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Characterization and valuation of property can be heavily contested issues in Texas divorces, especially in cases involving a high net worth or businesses.\u00a0 A wife recently challenged the court\u2019s characterization of certain property and property division. 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