{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-123.055","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 123.055","heading":"LIABILITY OF FORMER SPOUSE FOR CERTAIN PAYMENTS, BENEFITS, OR PROPERTY.","body":"A divorced individual's former spouse or any relative of the former spouse who is not a relative of the divorced individual who, not for value, receives a payment, benefit, or property to which the former spouse or the relative of the former spouse who is not a relative of the divorced individual is not entitled as a result of Sections 123.052(a) and (b):\n(1) shall return the payment, benefit, or property to the person who is entitled to the payment, benefit, or property under this subchapter; or\n(2) is personally liable to the person described by Subdivision (1) for the amount of the payment or the value of the benefit or property received, as applicable.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1338 (S.B. 1198), Sec. 2.17, eff. January 1, 2014.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY","SUBTITLE C. PASSAGE OF TITLE AND DISTRIBUTION OF DECEDENTS' PROPERTY IN GENERAL","CHAPTER 123. DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE","SUBCHAPTER B. EFFECT OF DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE ON CERTAIN NONTESTAMENTARY TRANSFERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.123.htm#123.055","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"a42ed58feee3c2c60b07be352ec98fdff1ff1e185776f4f5b8d74d785085523a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-123.054","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-123.056"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}