{"id":3023,"date":"2025-06-30T13:46:42","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T18:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=3023"},"modified":"2025-06-30T13:46:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T18:46:42","slug":"texas-appeals-court-affirms-order-for-partition-and-sale-of-property-after-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/texas-appeals-court-affirms-order-for-partition-and-sale-of-property-after-divorce\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Appeals Court Affirms Order for Partition and Sale of Property after Divorce"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ideally, after a Texas divorce, the parties will cooperate and take any actions needed to sell or transfer property and resolve outstanding issues, but that does not always happen. A Texas appeals court recently considered<\/a> a case in which a former wife alleged the former husband was preventing the sale of jointly-owned property.<\/p>\n

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

The parties divorced in March 2020. According to the appeals court\u2019s opinion, the final divorce decree found that a particular piece of real property was community property and awarded each party 50% as their separate property, leaving them tenants in common.\u00a0 The decree did not address sale or partition of the property.<\/p>\n

Second Lawsuit<\/strong><\/p>\n

A couple of months after the decree was signed, the former wife filed suit against the former husband, seeking an order for the sale of the property and partition of the proceeds. She also requested attorney\u2019s fees, expenses, and interest. This lawsuit was ultimately consolidated into the divorce case. The court held a bench trial and signed an order finding the parties were co-tenants and that the property was not subject to partition in kind. The order required the property be listed by June 1, 2022 and that the parties to take all necessary steps and execute any necessary documents to facilitate the sale.\u00a0 The court also ordered that any proceeds after payment of any encumbrances on the property be split equally between the parties. It did not address the wife\u2019s request for fees, expenses, and interest.<\/p>\n

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