{"id":3196,"date":"2026-05-07T16:30:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T21:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=3196"},"modified":"2026-04-22T08:16:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T13:16:16","slug":"interspousal-gifts-and-separate-property-under-texas-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/interspousal-gifts-and-separate-property-under-texas-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Interspousal Gifts and Separate Property Under Texas Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A fundamental principle of Texas family law is the distinction between community and separate property. While Texas is a community property state, property acquired by a spouse during marriage by gift, devise, or descent is characterized as that spouse\u2019s separate property. <a href=\"https:\/\/statutes.capitol.texas.gov\/?tab=1&amp;code=FA&amp;chapter=FA.3&amp;artSec=\">Tex. Fam. Code \u00a7 3.001(2)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This characterization remains vital even when parties have executed a premarital agreement (PMA) designed to opt out of the community property system entirely. A recent decision from the Dallas Court of Appeals, <a href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/cases\/texas\/fifth-court-of-appeals\/2026\/05-25-00039-cv.html\"><em>In the Interest of A.B<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em>, illustrates that even a robust &#8220;no community property&#8221; agreement does not preclude one spouse from transferring their separate property to the other through a valid interspousal gift. No. 05-25-00039-CV, 2026 WL, Tex. App.\u2014Dallas.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Factual Background <\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/interspousal-gifts-and-separate-property-under-texas-law\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Interspousal Gifts and Separate Property Under Texas Law\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fundamental principle of Texas family law is the distinction between community and separate property. While Texas is a community property state, property acquired by a spouse during marriage by gift, devise, or descent is characterized as that spouse\u2019s separate property. Tex. Fam. Code \u00a7 3.001(2). 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