{"id":304,"date":"2016-10-25T09:05:43","date_gmt":"2016-10-25T14:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texasdivorceattorneyblog.com\/?p=304"},"modified":"2016-10-25T09:05:43","modified_gmt":"2016-10-25T14:05:43","slug":"defrauding-marital-community-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/defrauding-marital-community-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Defrauding the Marital Community in Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Often times, before commencement of or during a suit for dissolution of marriage, one spouse will commit fraud against the couple\u2019s community estate. Texas law recognizes two types of fraud: (1) constructive fraud; and (2) actual fraud.<\/p>\n

Constructive fraud claims are based on a breach of fiduciary duty by one spouse against the other. Puntarelli v. Peterson, 405 S.W.3d 131, 2013 Tex. App. LEXIS 1458, 2013 WL 561484 (Tex. App. Houston 1st Dist. 2013)<\/a> If someone owes a fiduciary duty, they have a legal obligation to act in the best interest of another. When a constructive fraud claim is being alleged, the argument is that one spouse has a fiduciary duty to act in the best interest of the other spouse regarding the protection and management of the community estate, and that duty was breached by a spouse who misappropriated assets from the community estate. A constructive fraud claim can also be pursued under the theory of waste, where one spouse disburses community assets for noncommunity purposes without the other spouse\u2019s knowledge or consent. Connell v. Connell, 889 S.W.2d 534, 1994 Tex. App. LEXIS 3020 (Tex. App. San Antonio 1994)<\/a><\/p>\n

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Often times, before commencement of or during a suit for dissolution of marriage, one spouse will commit fraud against the couple\u2019s community estate. Texas law recognizes two types of fraud: (1) constructive fraud; and (2) actual fraud. Constructive fraud claims are based on a breach of fiduciary duty by one spouse against the other. 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