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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Family Code § 3.001: SEPARATE PROPERTY.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. FAMILY CODE
  2. TITLE 1. THE MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP
  3. SUBTITLE B. PROPERTY RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES
  4. CHAPTER 3. MARITAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES
  5. SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL RULES FOR SEPARATE AND COMMUNITY PROPERTY

A spouse's separate property consists of:

(1) the property owned or claimed by the spouse before marriage;

(2) the property acquired by the spouse during marriage by gift, devise, or descent; and

(3) the recovery for personal injuries sustained by the spouse during marriage, except any recovery for loss of earning capacity during marriage.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:10Z. Source file · JSON

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