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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. 2003).
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Zagorski v. Zagorski, 116 S.W.3d 309 (Tex. App. 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. 2004). · cites it 3× “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 3.003 (Vernon 1998).”
Sharma v. Routh, 302 S.W.3d 355 (Tex. App. 2009). · cites it 6× “TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. § 3.003(a) (Vernon 2006).”
Sprick v. Sprick, 25 S.W.3d 7 (Tex. App. 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. 2005). · cites it 6× “Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 3.003 (b); Barnard, 133 S.”
Irvin v. Parker, 139 S.W.3d 703 (Tex. App. 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. 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. 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. 2013). · cites it 5× “Tex. Fam.Code ANN. § 3.003(a) (West 2006).”
Moroch v. Collins, 174 S.W.3d 849 (Tex. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. § 3.003(a) (Vernon 1998).”
Graves v. Tomlinson, 329 S.W.3d 128 (Tex. App. 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 (Tex. App. 2025).
— Tex. Fam. Code § 3.003(a) — 202 cases
Moroch v. Collins, 174 S.W.3d 849 (Tex. App. 2005). “TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. § 3.003(a) (Vernon 1998).”
Sharma v. Routh, 302 S.W.3d 355 (Tex. App. 2009). “TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. § 3.003(a) (Vernon 2006).”
Zagorski v. Zagorski, 116 S.W.3d 309 (Tex. App. 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. 2005). “Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 3.003 (b); Barnard, 133 S.”
Sprick v. Sprick, 25 S.W.3d 7 (Tex. App. 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. 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. 1999). “TEX.FAM.CODE ANN. § 3.003(a)(Vernon 1998); Kimsey v.”
Graves v. Tomlinson, 329 S.W.3d 128 (Tex. App. 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. 2013). “TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 3.003(a) (West 2006); Stavinoha v.”
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