Tex. Fam. Code § 7.007 · Chapter 7. AWARD OF MARITAL PROPERTY
DISPOSITION OF CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In a decree of divorce or annulment, the court shall determine the rights of both spouses in a claim for reimbursement as provided by Subchapter E, Chapter 3, and shall apply equitable principles to:
(1) determine whether to recognize the claim after taking into account all the relative circumstances of the spouses; and
(2) order a division of the claim for reimbursement, if appropriate, in a manner that the court considers just and right, having due regard for the rights of each party and any children of the marriage.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 838, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (S.B. 866), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2009.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.7.htm
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