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Tex. Fam. Code § 3.102 (2026)

Managing Community Property

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Sec. 3.102. MANAGING COMMUNITY PROPERTY. (a) During marriage, each spouse has the sole management, control, and disposition of the community property that the spouse would have owned if single, including:

(1) personal earnings;

(2) revenue from separate property;

(3) recoveries for personal injuries; and

(4) the increase and mutations of, and the revenue from, all property subject to the spouse's sole management, control, and disposition.

(b) If community property subject to the sole management, control, and disposition of one spouse is mixed or combined with community property subject to the sole management, control, and disposition of the other spouse, then the mixed or combined community property is subject to the joint management, control, and disposition of the spouses, unless the spouses provide otherwise by power of attorney in writing or other agreement.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (a), community property is subject to the joint management, control, and disposition of the spouses unless the spouses provide otherwise by power of attorney in writing or other agreement.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 64 cases (8 in the last 5 years), 1998–2025 · leading case: Montemayor v. Ortiz, 208 S.W.3d 627 (Tex. App. 2006).
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Montemayor v. Ortiz, 208 S.W.3d 627 (Tex. App. 2006). · cites it 9× “TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. § 3.102 (Vernon 1998); Douglas v.”
Sprick v. Sprick, 25 S.W.3d 7 (Tex. App. 1999). · cites it 4× “TEX.FAM.CODE ANN. § 3.102(a). Community property subject to a spouse's sole management and control is sometimes referred to as "special community property," particularly in older case law.”
Douglas v. Delp, 987 S.W.2d 879 (Tex. 1999). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Fam.Code § 3.102; Cockerham v. Cockerham, 527 S.”
Frank Boggio v. USAA Fed. Sav. Bank, 696 F.3d 611 (6th Cir. 2012). “” Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 3.102 (West 2006); Patel v.”
Mary Ann Yamin, Texas Black Iron, Inc. & 5310 Woodway, LLC v. Carroll Wayne Conn, L.P, 574 S.W.3d 50 (Tex. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 3.102(a); Montemayor, 208 S.”
United States v. Loftis, 607 F.3d 173 (5th Cir. 2010). · cites it 2× “” Tex. Fam.Code § 3.102(a). Property that a spouse would have owned if single includes personal earnings, revenue from separate property, personal injury recoveries, and “the increase and mutations of, and the revenue from” the spouse’s sole management property.”
Jean v. Tyson-Jean, 118 S.W.3d 1 (Tex. App. 2003). “” Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 3.102(c) (Vernon 1998); In re McCloy, 296 F.”
Ratsavong v. Menevilay, 176 S.W.3d 661 (Tex. App. 2005). “), and Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 3.102 (Vernon 1998) to support their contention.”
In Re Trammell, 399 B.R. 177 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. 2007). · cites it 3× “Tex.Fam.Code Ann. § 3.102 (Vernon 2006). Sole management community property is that property which, though acquired during the marriage, would have belonged to that spouse if single.”
Beal Bank v. Gilbert, Jr. Warren A. & Pattie Pitman Gilbert, Individually, & as the Tr. of Pattie Pitman Gilbert Separate Prop. Trust, 417 S.W.3d 704 (Tex. App. 2013). · cites it 3× “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 3.102 (West 2006); Douglas v.”
In re Hall, 559 B.R. 463 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. 2016). · cites it 4× “During marriage, each spouse has the sole management, control, and disposition of the community property that the spouse would have owned if single, including: (1) personal earnings; (2) revenue from separate property; and (3) recoveries for personal injuries.”
McCloy v. Silverthorne (In Re McCloy), 296 F.3d 370 (5th Cir. 2002). “Now Tex. Fam.Code § 3.102(c). 5 . This section provides: Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, no individual or family farmer may be a debtor under this title who has been a debtor in a case pending under this title at any time in the preceding 180 days if— (1)…”
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— Tex. Fam. Code § 3.102(a) — 14 cases
Mary Ann Yamin, Texas Black Iron, Inc. & 5310 Woodway, LLC v. Carroll Wayne Conn, L.P, 574 S.W.3d 50 (Tex. App. 2018). “TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 3.102(a); Montemayor, 208 S.”
United States v. Loftis, 607 F.3d 173 (5th Cir. 2010). “” Tex. Fam.Code § 3.102(a). Property that a spouse would have owned if single includes personal earnings, revenue from separate property, personal injury recoveries, and “the increase and mutations of, and the revenue from” the spouse’s sole management property.”
Sprick v. Sprick, 25 S.W.3d 7 (Tex. App. 1999). “TEX.FAM.CODE ANN. § 3.102(a). Community property subject to a spouse's sole management and control is sometimes referred to as "special community property," particularly in older case law.”
Douglas v. Delp, 987 S.W.2d 879 (Tex. 1999). “See Tex. Fam.Code § 3.102; Cockerham v. Cockerham, 527 S.”
Beal Bank v. Gilbert, Jr. Warren A. & Pattie Pitman Gilbert, Individually, & as the Tr. of Pattie Pitman Gilbert Separate Prop. Trust, 417 S.W.3d 704 (Tex. App. 2013). “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 3.102 (West 2006); Douglas v.”
— Tex. Fam. Code § 3.102(a)(1) — 2 cases
In Re Nahat, 278 B.R. 108 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. 2002).
United States v. Ghassan Elashi, 789 F.3d 547 (5th Cir. 2015).
— Tex. Fam. Code § 3.102(a)(2) — 2 cases
in the Interest of J.C.K., a Minor Child, 143 S.W.3d 131 (Tex. App. 2004).
In Re Jck, 143 S.W.3d 131 (Tex. App. 2004).
— Tex. Fam. Code § 3.102(a)(4) — 1 case
Montemayor v. Ortiz, 208 S.W.3d 627 (Tex. App. 2006). “TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. § 3.102 (Vernon 1998); Douglas v.”
— Tex. Fam. Code § 3.102(a)(c) — 1 case
Mr. W Fireworks, Inc. v. NRZ Inv. Grp., LLC, Nelson N. Lee, & Alice K. Lee (Tex. App. 2023).
— Tex. Fam. Code § 3.102(b) — 3 cases
Kim v. Kim (In Re Kim), 405 B.R. 179 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. 2009).
Bounds v. Brown McCarroll, LLP (In re Bounds), 495 B.R. 725 (Bankr. W.D. Tex. 2013).
Wafia Hanif & Mohammed Hanif Shakoor v. Clarksville Oil & Gas Co., Inc. (Tex. App. 2010).
— Tex. Fam. Code § 3.102(c) — 15 cases
Sprick v. Sprick, 25 S.W.3d 7 (Tex. App. 1999). “TEX.FAM.CODE ANN. § 3.102(a). Community property subject to a spouse's sole management and control is sometimes referred to as "special community property," particularly in older case law.”
Jean v. Tyson-Jean, 118 S.W.3d 1 (Tex. App. 2003). “” Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 3.102(c) (Vernon 1998); In re McCloy, 296 F.”
McCloy v. Silverthorne (In Re McCloy), 296 F.3d 370 (5th Cir. 2002). “Now Tex. Fam.Code § 3.102(c). 5 . This section provides: Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, no individual or family farmer may be a debtor under this title who has been a debtor in a case pending under this title at any time in the preceding 180 days if— (1)…”
Farmers Texas Cnty. Mut. Ins. Co. v. Okelberry, 525 S.W.3d 786 (Tex. App. 2017).
City of Emory v. Lusk, 278 S.W.3d 77 (Tex. App. 2009).
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