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Tex. Fam. Code § 3.003 (2026)

Presumption Of Community Property

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Sec. 3.003. PRESUMPTION OF COMMUNITY PROPERTY. (a) Property possessed by either spouse during or on dissolution of marriage is presumed to be community property.

(b) The degree of proof necessary to establish that property is separate property is clear and convincing evidence.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 493 cases (104 in the last 5 years), 1998–2026 · leading case: Zagorski v. Zagorski, 116 S.W.3d 309 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2003).
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Zagorski v. Zagorski, 116 S.W.3d 309 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2003). · cites it 6× “Property possessed by either spouse on dissolution of the marriage is presumed to be community property, and to overcome this presumption, a party must establish by clear and convincing evidence that the disputed property is separate property.”
Boyd v. Boyd, 131 S.W.3d 605 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2004). · cites it 3× “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 3.003 (Vernon 1998).”
Sharma v. Routh, 302 S.W.3d 355 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2009). · cites it 6× “TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. § 3.003(a) (Vernon 2006).”
Sprick v. Sprick, 25 S.W.3d 7 (Tex. App.—El Paso 1999). · cites it 8× “TEX.FAM.CODE ANN. § 3.003(a)(Vernon 1998); Kimsey v.”
Todd v. Todd, 173 S.W.3d 126 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2005). · cites it 6× “Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 3.003 (b); Barnard, 133 S.”
Irvin v. Parker, 139 S.W.3d 703 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2004). · cites it 6× “Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 3.003 (b); In re J.”
Sw. Bell Tel. Co. v. Garza, 164 S.W.3d 607 (Tex. 2004). · cites it 2× “003(a) (punitive damages); TEX.FAM.CODE § 3.003(b) (separate property); id.”
Gerald Byron Barras v. Leslea Loring Barras, 396 S.W.3d 154 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2013). · cites it 4× “TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 3.003(a) (West 2006); Stavinoha v.”
Viera v. Viera, 331 S.W.3d 195 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2011). · cites it 5× “Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 3.003 (a) (Vernon 2006); Sprick, 25 S.”
in the Matter of the Marriage of John Paul Moncey & Tammie Jo Moncey, 404 S.W.3d 701 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2013). · cites it 5× “Tex. Fam.Code ANN. § 3.003(a) (West 2006).”
Moroch v. Collins, 174 S.W.3d 849 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2005). · cites it 2× “TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. § 3.003(a) (Vernon 1998).”
Graves v. Tomlinson, 329 S.W.3d 128 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2010). · cites it 3× “*139 Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 3.003(a) (Vernon 2006); Barnett, 67 S.”
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Tex. Fam. Code § 3.003(3): 1 case
In the Matter of the Marriage of Kelly Hettinger & Andrew Hettinger & in the Interest of H.C.H., K.C.H., & M.G.H., Child. v. the State of Texas, No. 13-23-00403-CV (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi–Edinburg June 18, 2025).
Tex. Fam. Code § 3.003(a): 202 cases
Moroch v. Collins, 174 S.W.3d 849 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2005). “TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. § 3.003(a) (Vernon 1998).”
Sharma v. Routh, 302 S.W.3d 355 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2009). “TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. § 3.003(a) (Vernon 2006).”
Zagorski v. Zagorski, 116 S.W.3d 309 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2003). “Property possessed by either spouse on dissolution of the marriage is presumed to be community property, and to overcome this presumption, a party must establish by clear and convincing evidence that the disputed property is separate property.”
Todd v. Todd, 173 S.W.3d 126 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2005). “Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 3.003 (b); Barnard, 133 S.”
Sprick v. Sprick, 25 S.W.3d 7 (Tex. App.—El Paso 1999). “TEX.FAM.CODE ANN. § 3.003(a)(Vernon 1998); Kimsey v.”
Tex. Fam. Code § 3.003(b): 119 cases
Sw. Bell Tel. Co. v. Garza, 164 S.W.3d 607 (Tex. 2004). “003(a) (punitive damages); TEX.FAM.CODE § 3.003(b) (separate property); id.”
Zagorski v. Zagorski, 116 S.W.3d 309 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2003). “Property possessed by either spouse on dissolution of the marriage is presumed to be community property, and to overcome this presumption, a party must establish by clear and convincing evidence that the disputed property is separate property.”
Sprick v. Sprick, 25 S.W.3d 7 (Tex. App.—El Paso 1999). “TEX.FAM.CODE ANN. § 3.003(a)(Vernon 1998); Kimsey v.”
Graves v. Tomlinson, 329 S.W.3d 128 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2010). “*139 Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 3.003(a) (Vernon 2006); Barnett, 67 S.”
Gerald Byron Barras v. Leslea Loring Barras, 396 S.W.3d 154 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2013). “TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 3.003(a) (West 2006); Stavinoha v.”
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