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TX Fam Code § 7.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 7 - Award of Marital Property|Section 7.002. Division and Disposition of Certain Property Under Special Circumstances

Sec. 7.002.  DIVISION AND DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY UNDER SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES.  (a)  In addition to the division of the estate of the parties required by Section 7.001, in a decree of divorce or annulment the court shall order a division of the following real and personal property, wherever situated, in a manner that the court deems just and right, having due regard for the rights of each party and any children of the marriage:(1)  property that was acquired by either spouse while domiciled in another state and that would have been community property if the spouse who acquired the property had been domiciled in this state at the time of the acquisition;  or(2)  property that was acquired by either spouse in exchange for real or personal property and that would have been community property if the spouse who acquired the property so exchanged had been domiciled in this state at the time of its acquisition.(b)  In a decree of divorce or annulment, the court shall award to a spouse the following real and personal property, wherever situated, as the separate property of the spouse:(1)  property that was acquired by the spouse while domiciled in another state and that would have been the spouse's separate property if the spouse had been domiciled in this state at the time of acquisition;  or(2)  property that was acquired by the spouse in exchange for real or personal property and that would have been the spouse's separate property if the spouse had been domiciled in this state at the time of acquisition.(c)  In a decree of divorce or annulment, the court shall confirm the following as the separate property of a spouse if partitioned or exchanged by written agreement of the spouses:(1)  income and earnings from the spouses' property, wages, salaries, and other forms of compensation received on or after January 1 of the year in which the suit for dissolution of marriage was filed;  or(2)  income and earnings from the spouses' property, wages, salaries, and other forms of compensation received in another year during which the spouses were married for any part of the year.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 692, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 838, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 230, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Fam Code § 7.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 7 - Award of Marital Property|Section 7.003. Disposition of Retirement and Employment Benefits and Other Plans

Sec. 7.003.  DISPOSITION OF RETIREMENT AND EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND OTHER PLANS.  In a decree of divorce or annulment, the court shall determine the rights of both spouses in a pension, retirement plan, annuity, individual retirement account, employee stock option plan, stock option, or other form of savings, bonus, profit-sharing, or other employer plan or financial plan of an employee or a participant, regardless of whether the person is self-employed, in the nature of compensation or savings.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 7.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 7 - Award of Marital Property|Section 7.004. Disposition of Rights in Insurance

Sec. 7.004.  DISPOSITION OF RIGHTS IN INSURANCE.  In a decree of divorce or annulment, the court shall specifically divide or award the rights of each spouse in an insurance policy.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 7.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 7 - Award of Marital Property|Section 7.005. Insurance Coverage Not Specifically Awarded

Sec. 7.005.  INSURANCE COVERAGE NOT SPECIFICALLY AWARDED.  (a)  If in a decree of divorce or annulment the court does not specifically award all of the rights of the spouses in an insurance policy other than life insurance in effect at the time the decree is rendered, the policy remains in effect until the policy expires according to the policy's own terms.(b)  The proceeds of a valid claim under the policy are payable as follows:(1)  if the interest in the property insured was awarded solely to one former spouse by the decree, to that former spouse;(2)  if an interest in the property insured was awarded to each former spouse, to those former spouses in proportion to the interests awarded;  or(3)  if the insurance coverage is directly related to the person of one of the former spouses, to that former spouse.(c)  The failure of either former spouse to change the endorsement on the policy to reflect the distribution of proceeds established by this section does not relieve the insurer of liability to pay the proceeds or any other obligation on the policy.(d)  This section does not affect the right of a former spouse to assert an ownership interest in an undivided life insurance policy, as provided by Subchapter D, Chapter 9.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 7.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 7 - Award of Marital Property|Section 7.006. Agreement Incident to Divorce or Annulment

Sec. 7.006.  AGREEMENT INCIDENT TO DIVORCE OR ANNULMENT.  (a)  To promote amicable settlement of disputes in a suit for divorce or annulment, the spouses may enter into a written agreement concerning the division of the property and the liabilities of the spouses and maintenance of either spouse.  The agreement may be revised or repudiated before rendition of the divorce or annulment unless the agreement is binding under another rule of law.(b)  If the court finds that the terms of the written agreement in a divorce or an annulment are just and right, those terms are binding on the court.  If the court approves the agreement, the court may set forth the agreement in full or incorporate the agreement by reference in the final decree.  If the court incorporates the agreement by reference in the final decree, the agreement is not required to be filed with the court or the court clerk.(c)  If the court finds that the terms of the written agreement in a divorce or annulment are not just and right, the court may request the spouses to submit a revised agreement or may set the case for a contested hearing.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (H.B. 559), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2019.|
TX Fam Code § 7.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 7 - Award of Marital Property|Section 7.007. Disposition of Claim for Reimbursement

Sec. 7.007.  DISPOSITION OF CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT.  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.|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.|
TX Fam Code § 7.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 7 - Award of Marital Property|Section 7.008. Consideration of Taxes

Sec. 7.008.  CONSIDERATION OF TAXES.  In ordering the division of the estate of the parties to a suit for dissolution of a marriage, the court may consider:(1)  whether a specific asset will be subject to taxation; and(2)  if the asset will be subject to taxation, when the tax will be required to be paid.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 168 (H.B. 203), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Fam Code § 7.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 7 - Award of Marital Property|Section 7.009. Fraud on the Community; Division and Disposition of Reconstituted Estate

Sec. 7.009.  FRAUD ON THE COMMUNITY; DIVISION AND DISPOSITION OF RECONSTITUTED ESTATE.  (a)  In this section, "reconstituted estate" means the total value of the community estate that would exist if an actual or constructive fraud on the community had not occurred.(b)  If the trier of fact determines that a spouse has committed actual or constructive fraud on the community, the court shall:(1)  calculate the value by which the community estate was depleted as a result of the fraud on the community and calculate the amount of the reconstituted estate; and(2)  divide the value of the reconstituted estate between the parties in a manner the court deems just and right.(c)  In making a just and right division of the reconstituted estate under Section 7.001, the court may grant any legal or equitable relief necessary to accomplish a just and right division, including:(1)  awarding to the wronged spouse an appropriate share of the community estate remaining after the actual or constructive fraud on the community;(2)  awarding a money judgment in favor of the wronged spouse against the spouse who committed the actual or constructive fraud on the community; or(3)  awarding to the wronged spouse both a money judgment and an appropriate share of the community estate.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 487 (H.B. 908), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Fam Code § 15.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1-A - Collaborative Family Law|Chapter 15 - Collaborative Family Law Act|Subchapter A. Application and Construction|Section 15.001. Policy

Sec. 15.001.  POLICY.  It is the policy of this state to encourage the peaceable resolution of disputes, with special consideration given to disputes involving the parent-child relationship, including disputes involving the conservatorship of, possession of or access to, and support of a child, and the early settlement of pending litigation through voluntary settlement procedures.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1048 (H.B. 3833), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Fam Code § 15.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1-A - Collaborative Family Law|Chapter 15 - Collaborative Family Law Act|Subchapter A. Application and Construction|Section 15.002. Conflicts Between Provisions

Sec. 15.002.  CONFLICTS BETWEEN PROVISIONS.  If a provision of this chapter conflicts with another provision of this code or another statute or rule of this state and the conflict cannot be reconciled, this chapter prevails.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1048 (H.B. 3833), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Fam Code § 15.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1-A - Collaborative Family Law|Chapter 15 - Collaborative Family Law Act|Subchapter A. Application and Construction|Section 15.003. Uniformity of Application and Construction

Sec. 15.003.  UNIFORMITY OF APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION.  In applying and construing this chapter, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact a collaborative law process Act for family law matters.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1048 (H.B. 3833), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Fam Code § 15.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1-A - Collaborative Family Law|Chapter 15 - Collaborative Family Law Act|Subchapter A. Application and Construction|Section 15.004. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act

Sec. 15.004.  RELATION TO ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN GLOBAL AND NATIONAL COMMERCE ACT.  This chapter modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (15 U.S.C. Section 7001 et seq.) but does not modify, limit, or supersede Section 101(c) of that Act (15 U.S.C. Section 7001(c)), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103(b) of that Act (15 U.S.C. Section 7003(b)).|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1048 (H.B. 3833), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Fam Code § 15.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1-A - Collaborative Family Law|Chapter 15 - Collaborative Family Law Act|Subchapter B. General Provisions|Section 15.051. Short Title

Sec. 15.051.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Collaborative Family Law Act.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1048 (H.B. 3833), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Fam Code § 15.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1-A - Collaborative Family Law|Chapter 15 - Collaborative Family Law Act|Subchapter B. General Provisions|Section 15.053. Applicability

Sec. 15.053.  APPLICABILITY.  This chapter applies only to a matter arising under Title 1 or 5.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1048 (H.B. 3833), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Fam Code § 15.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1-A - Collaborative Family Law|Chapter 15 - Collaborative Family Law Act|Subchapter C. Collaborative Family Law Process|Section 15.101. Requirements for Collaborative Family Law Participation Agreement

Sec. 15.101.  REQUIREMENTS FOR COLLABORATIVE FAMILY LAW PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT.  (a)  A collaborative family law participation agreement must:(1)  be in a record;(2)  be signed by the parties;(3)  state the parties' intent to resolve a collaborative family law matter through a collaborative family law process under this chapter;(4)  describe the nature and scope of the collaborative family law matter;(5)  identify the collaborative lawyer who represents each party in the collaborative family law process; and(6)  contain a statement by each collaborative lawyer confirming the lawyer's representation of a party in the collaborative family law process.(b)  A collaborative family law participation agreement must include provisions for:(1)  suspending tribunal intervention in the collaborative family law matter while the parties are using the collaborative family law process; and(2)  unless otherwise agreed in writing, jointly engaging any professionals, experts, or advisors serving in a neutral capacity.(c)  Parties may agree to include in a collaborative family law participation agreement additional provisions not inconsistent with this chapter.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1048 (H.B. 3833), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Fam Code § 15.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1-A - Collaborative Family Law|Chapter 15 - Collaborative Family Law Act|Subchapter C. Collaborative Family Law Process|Section 15.104. Emergency Order

Sec. 15.104.  EMERGENCY ORDER.  During a collaborative family law process, a tribunal may issue an emergency order to protect the health, safety, welfare, or interest of a party or a family, as defined by Section 71.003.  If the emergency order is granted without the agreement of all parties, the granting of the order terminates the collaborative process.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1048 (H.B. 3833), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Fam Code § 15.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1-A - Collaborative Family Law|Chapter 15 - Collaborative Family Law Act|Subchapter C. Collaborative Family Law Process|Section 15.105. Effect of Written Settlement Agreement

Sec. 15.105.  EFFECT OF WRITTEN SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT.  (a)  A settlement agreement under this chapter is enforceable in the same manner as a written settlement agreement under Section 154.071, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.(b)  Notwithstanding Rule 11, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, or another rule or law, a party is entitled to judgment on a collaborative family law settlement agreement if the agreement:(1)  provides, in a prominently displayed statement that is in boldfaced type, capitalized, or underlined, that the agreement is not subject to revocation; and(2)  is signed by each party to the agreement and the collaborative lawyer of each party.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1048 (H.B. 3833), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Fam Code § 15.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1-A - Collaborative Family Law|Chapter 15 - Collaborative Family Law Act|Subchapter C. Collaborative Family Law Process|Section 15.106. Disqualification of Collaborative Lawyer and Lawyers in Associated Law Firm; Exception

Sec. 15.106.  DISQUALIFICATION OF COLLABORATIVE LAWYER AND LAWYERS IN ASSOCIATED LAW FIRM; EXCEPTION.  (a)  In this section, "family" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.003.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), a collaborative lawyer is disqualified from appearing before a tribunal to represent a party in a proceeding related to the collaborative family law matter regardless of whether the collaborative lawyer is representing the party for a fee.(c)  Except as provided by Subsection (d) and Sections 15.107 and 15.108, a lawyer in a law firm with which the collaborative lawyer is associated is disqualified from appearing before a tribunal to represent a party in a proceeding related to the collaborative family law matter if the collaborative lawyer is disqualified from doing so under Subsection (b).(d)  A collaborative lawyer or a lawyer in a law firm with which the collaborative lawyer is associated may represent a party:(1)  to request a tribunal to approve an agreement resulting from the collaborative family law process; or(2)  to seek or defend an emergency order to protect the health, safety, welfare, or interest of a party or a family if a successor lawyer is not immediately available to represent that party.(e)  The exception prescribed by Subsection (d) does not apply after the party is represented by a successor lawyer or reasonable measures are taken to protect the health, safety, welfare, or interest of that party or family.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1048 (H.B. 3833), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Fam Code § 15.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1-A - Collaborative Family Law|Chapter 15 - Collaborative Family Law Act|Subchapter C. Collaborative Family Law Process|Section 15.107. Exception From Disqualification for Representation of Low-Income Parties

Sec. 15.107.  EXCEPTION FROM DISQUALIFICATION FOR REPRESENTATION OF LOW-INCOME PARTIES.  After a collaborative family law process concludes, another lawyer in a law firm with which a collaborative lawyer disqualified under Section 15.106(b) is associated may represent a party without a fee in the collaborative family law matter or a matter related to the collaborative family law matter if:(1)  the party has an annual income that qualifies the party for free legal representation under the criteria established by the law firm for free legal representation;(2)  the collaborative family law participation agreement authorizes that representation; and(3)  the collaborative lawyer is isolated from any participation in the collaborative family law matter or a matter related to the collaborative family law matter through procedures within the law firm that are reasonably calculated to isolate the collaborative lawyer from such participation.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1048 (H.B. 3833), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Fam Code § 15.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1-A - Collaborative Family Law|Chapter 15 - Collaborative Family Law Act|Subchapter C. Collaborative Family Law Process|Section 15.108. Governmental Entity as Party

Sec. 15.108.  GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY AS PARTY.  (a)  In this section, "governmental entity" has the meaning assigned by Section 101.014.(b)  The disqualification prescribed by Section 15.106(b) applies to a collaborative lawyer representing a party that is a governmental entity.(c)  After a collaborative family law process concludes, another lawyer in a law firm with which the collaborative lawyer is associated may represent a governmental entity in the collaborative family law matter or a matter related to the collaborative family law matter if:(1)  the collaborative family law participation agreement authorizes that representation; and(2)  the collaborative lawyer is isolated from any participation in the collaborative family law matter or a matter related to the collaborative family law matter through procedures within the law firm that are reasonably calculated to isolate the collaborative lawyer from such participation.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1048 (H.B. 3833), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Fam Code § 15.109 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1-A - Collaborative Family Law|Chapter 15 - Collaborative Family Law Act|Subchapter C. Collaborative Family Law Process|Section 15.109. Disclosure of Information

Sec. 15.109.  DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.  (a)  Except as provided by law other than this chapter, during the collaborative family law process, on the request of another party, a party shall make timely, full, candid, and informal disclosure of information related to the collaborative matter without formal discovery.  A party shall update promptly any previously disclosed information that has materially changed.(b)  The parties may define the scope of the disclosure under Subsection (a) during the collaborative family law process.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1048 (H.B. 3833), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Fam Code § 15.110 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1-A - Collaborative Family Law|Chapter 15 - Collaborative Family Law Act|Subchapter C. Collaborative Family Law Process|Section 15.110. Standards of Professional Responsibility and Mandatory Reporting Not Affected

Sec. 15.110.  STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND MANDATORY REPORTING NOT AFFECTED.  This chapter does not affect:(1)  the professional responsibility obligations and standards applicable to a lawyer or other licensed professional; or(2)  the obligation of a person under other law to report abuse or neglect, abandonment, or exploitation of a child or adult.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1048 (H.B. 3833), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|