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Tex. Fam. Code § 4.102 (2026)

Partition Or Exchange Of Community Property

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Sec. 4.102. PARTITION OR EXCHANGE OF COMMUNITY PROPERTY. At any time, the spouses may partition or exchange between themselves all or part of their community property, then existing or to be acquired, as the spouses may desire. Property or a property interest transferred to a spouse by a partition or exchange agreement becomes that spouse's separate property. The partition or exchange of property may also provide that future earnings and income arising from the transferred property shall be the separate property of the owning spouse.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 230, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 477 (H.B. 202), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 37 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1998–2026 · leading case: Devney v. Devney, 886 N.W.2d 61 (Neb. 2016).
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Devney v. Devney, 886 N.W.2d 61 (Neb. 2016). “§ 50-20 (2007); Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 4.102 (West 2006); Va.”
Ahmed v. Ahmed, 261 S.W.3d 190 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2008). · cites it 2× “See TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. § 4.102 (Vernon 2006).”
Texas Farmers Ins. Co. v. Murphy, 996 S.W.2d 873 (Tex. 1999). · cites it 2× “[9] Tex. Fam.Code § 4.102. [10] See Tex. Const.”
Harrell v. Hochderffer, 345 S.W.3d 652 (Tex. App.—Austin 2011). · cites it 4× “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 4.102 (West 2006) (allowing spouses to enter into partition agreement to convert community property into separate property).”
McClary v. Thompson, 65 S.W.3d 829 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2002). “ire of DARRELL THOMPSON that should such retirement benefits be cashed in or redeemed during the marriage of the parties hereby contemplated, that such proceeds shall become the community property of the parties and shall be considered as such in the event of dissolution of the…”
Pletcher v. Goetz, 9 S.W.3d 442 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 1999). “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 4.102 (Vernon 1998).”
Fischer-Stoker v. Stoker, 174 S.W.3d 272 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2005). “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 4.102 (Vernon Supp.2004-2005); Winger v.”
Bahr v. Kohr, 980 S.W.2d 723 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1998). “” Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 4.102 (Vernon *729 Pamph.”
Martin v. Martin, 287 S.W.3d 260 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2009). “XVI, § 15; Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 4.102 (Vernon 2006).”
Kim v. Kim (In re Kim), 405 B.R. 179 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. 2009). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 4.102 (Vernon 2006).”
Goetz v. Goetz, 130 S.W.3d 359 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2004). “” After listing the items of property subject to this lien, the decree states, "the judgment lien herein imposed shall be a judicially imposed owelty lien with respect to the homestead real property of Lynn.”
United States v. Orr, 336 F. Supp. 3d 732 (W.D. Tex. 2018). “TEX. FAM. CODE § 4.102. It does not discuss future earnings and income arising from separate property.”
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