{"id":3102,"date":"2025-11-09T18:18:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T00:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=3102"},"modified":"2025-11-09T18:18:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T00:18:14","slug":"wife-granted-portion-of-proceeds-of-husbands-separate-property-house-purchased-prior-to-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wife-granted-portion-of-proceeds-of-husbands-separate-property-house-purchased-prior-to-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"Wife Granted Portion of Proceeds of Husband’s Separate Property House Purchased Prior to Marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Texas, property acquired by either spouse during the marriage is presumed to be community property.\u00a0 However, property acquired prior to marriage is not community property.\u00a0 \u00a0In a recent case<\/a>, the parties disputed the ownership of a piece of property they bought before marriage.<\/p>\n

Before the parties married, they bought a property in Floresville with both names listed as \u201cGrantee\u201d on the warranty deed.<\/p>\n

The wife petitioned for divorce in August 2023.\u00a0 She testified that the property was purchased with money from their joint account.\u00a0 She said that proceeds from the sale of a property owned by the husband were in the joint account but said they had both contributed funds to the joint account.<\/p>\n

Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In Texas, property acquired by either spouse during the marriage is presumed to be community property.\u00a0 However, property acquired prior to marriage is not community property.\u00a0 \u00a0In a recent case, the parties disputed the ownership of a piece of property they bought before marriage. 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