{"id":3247,"date":"2026-09-21T05:22:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T10:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=3247"},"modified":"2026-08-31T11:47:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T16:47:49","slug":"separate-property-reimbursement-for-marital-home-mortgages-under-texas-family-code-%c2%a7-3-402","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/separate-property-reimbursement-for-marital-home-mortgages-under-texas-family-code-%c2%a7-3-402\/","title":{"rendered":"Separate Property Reimbursement for Marital Home Mortgages Under Texas Family Code \u00a7 3.402"},"content":{"rendered":"

When one spouse uses separate property to pay down the mortgage on a home owned by the community estate, the spouse may be entitled to reimbursement in a Texas divorce. This can occur when a spouse uses money from an inheritance, savings accumulated before marriage, or other separate funds to pay a debt that benefits the community estate. Tex. Fam. Code \u00a7 3.402<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Separate Property and the Marital Home<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Texas law generally classifies property owned by a spouse before marriage, as well as property acquired during marriage by gift or inheritance, as separate property. Property acquired during marriage is generally community property. Tex. Fam. Code \u00a7\u00a7 3.001\u2013.002<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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When one spouse uses separate property to pay down the mortgage on a home owned by the community estate, the spouse may be entitled to reimbursement in a Texas divorce. 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