{"id":3031,"date":"2025-06-30T13:51:03","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T18:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=3031"},"modified":"2025-06-30T13:51:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T18:51:03","slug":"acceptance-of-benefits-doctrine-may-preclude-appeal-in-texas-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/acceptance-of-benefits-doctrine-may-preclude-appeal-in-texas-divorce\/","title":{"rendered":"Acceptance-of-Benefits Doctrine May Preclude Appeal in Texas Divorce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A former spouse may want to appeal their Texas divorce decree, but in some cases, actions taken after the divorce decree is entered can preclude a party from appealing.\u00a0 In a <a href=\"https:\/\/cases.justia.com\/texas\/seventh-court-of-appeals\/2025-07-24-00119-cv.pdf?ts=1751114918\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recent case<\/a>, a former wife was barred from challenging certain aspects of the divorce decree by the acceptance of benefits doctrine.<\/p>\n<p>The wife filed for divorce in January 2018. The court rendered judgment in late December 2023 and signed the decree the following January. The wife appealed, arguing the trial court erred in admitting certain evidence, in finding that a condominium was the husband\u2019s separate property, and in awarding the husband an equalization payment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Acceptance-of-Benefits Doctrine<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/acceptance-of-benefits-doctrine-may-preclude-appeal-in-texas-divorce\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Acceptance-of-Benefits Doctrine May Preclude Appeal in Texas Divorce\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former spouse may want to appeal their Texas divorce decree, but in some cases, actions taken after the divorce decree is entered can preclude a party from appealing.\u00a0 In a recent case, a former wife was barred from challenging certain aspects of the divorce decree by the acceptance of benefits doctrine. 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