{"id":3194,"date":"2026-04-26T10:33:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T15:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=3194"},"modified":"2026-04-13T08:07:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T13:07:04","slug":"texas-divorce-and-business-ownership-when-spouses-are-also-partners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/texas-divorce-and-business-ownership-when-spouses-are-also-partners\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Divorce and Business Ownership: When Spouses Are Also Partners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The dissolution of a marriage involving spouses who serve as co-owners or partners in a closely held business presents unique challenges under Texas law. When marital discord overlaps with corporate governance, the court must navigate the complexities of both the Texas Family Code and the Texas Business Organizations Code. These cases frequently involve high-stakes litigation where the fiduciary duties owed to a business entity intersect with the duties owed to the community estate.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-15664483\/Heiress-20m-business-divorce-partnership.html\">recent matter<\/a> originating in San Antonio, a jury awarded a verdict exceeding $20 million in a dispute involving a prominent automotive dealership partnership. The litigation involved long-term business partners who were also spouses, illustrating the volatility that arises when a professional partnership is entangled with a crumbling marriage.<\/p>\n<p>The dispute centered on allegations of breach of fiduciary duty and the mismanagement of dealership assets during the pendency of the divorce. The divorcing couple has a variety of other lawsuits and countersuits against each other, also awaiting decisions in the Texas court system.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/texas-divorce-and-business-ownership-when-spouses-are-also-partners\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Texas Divorce and Business Ownership: When Spouses Are Also Partners\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The dissolution of a marriage involving spouses who serve as co-owners or partners in a closely held business presents unique challenges under Texas law. When marital discord overlaps with corporate governance, the court must navigate the complexities of both the Texas Family Code and the Texas Business Organizations Code. These cases frequently involve high-stakes litigation [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[239,238,4,27,140],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business","category-business-entities","category-divorce","category-property","category-property-rights"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Texas Divorce and Business Ownership: When Spouses Are Also Partners &#8212; Texas Divorce Attorney Blog &#8212; April 26, 2026<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The dissolution of a marriage involving spouses who serve as co-owners or partners in a closely held business presents unique challenges under Texas law. &#8212; April 26, 2026\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/texas-divorce-and-business-ownership-when-spouses-are-also-partners\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Texas Divorce and Business Ownership: When Spouses Are Also Partners &#8212; 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