{"id":3192,"date":"2026-04-18T10:29:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T15:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=3192"},"modified":"2026-04-22T14:40:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T19:40:20","slug":"texas-supreme-court-reaffirms-trial-courts-characterization-of-property-based-on-financial-tracing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/texas-supreme-court-reaffirms-trial-courts-characterization-of-property-based-on-financial-tracing\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Supreme Court Reaffirms Trial Court\u2019s Characterization of Property Based on Financial Tracing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Texas law draws a firm distinction between separate and community property when dividing assets during a divorce. That distinction often plays a significant role in high-net-worth divorce litigation. The dispute in a recent Texas Supreme Court case, <a href=\"https:\/\/caselaw.findlaw.com\/court\/tx-supreme-court\/118239916.html\"><em>Landry v. Landry<\/em>,<\/a> centered on the characterization of two investment accounts held during the marriage.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Factual Background and Procedural History<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The husband asserted that the accounts were his separate property because they were funded with premarital assets and proceeds that could be traced to separate sources. The wife challenged that characterization, arguing that all property possessed at the end of the marriage is considered community property. <a href=\"https:\/\/statutes.capitol.texas.gov\/?tab=1&amp;code=FA&amp;chapter=FA.3&amp;artSec=3.002\">Tex. Fam. Code \u00a7 3.002<\/a>. She supported her argument by evidencing that the funds going into the accounts during the marriage had been commingled with the original contributions and should be treated as community property.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/texas-supreme-court-reaffirms-trial-courts-characterization-of-property-based-on-financial-tracing\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Texas Supreme Court Reaffirms Trial Court\u2019s Characterization of Property Based on Financial Tracing\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas law draws a firm distinction between separate and community property when dividing assets during a divorce. That distinction often plays a significant role in high-net-worth divorce litigation. The dispute in a recent Texas Supreme Court case, Landry v. Landry, centered on the characterization of two investment accounts held during the marriage. 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