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Tex. Fam. Code § 7.001 (2026)
General Rule Of Property Division
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Sec. 7.001. GENERAL RULE OF PROPERTY DIVISION. In a decree of divorce or annulment, the court shall order a division of the estate of the parties in a manner that the court deems just and right, having due regard for the rights of each party and any children of the marriage.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 710
cases (154 in the last 5 years), 1997–2026 · leading case: Amanda Bradshaw v. Barney Samuel Bradshaw, 555 S.W.3d 539 (Tex. 2018).
Amanda Bradshaw v. Barney Samuel Bradshaw, 555 S.W.3d 539 (Tex. 2018). “See Tex. Fam. Code § 7.001 ("In a decree of divorce or annulment, the court shall order a division of the estate of the parties in a manner that the court deems just and right, having due regard for the rights of each party and any children of the marriage.”
Dawson-Austin v. Austin, 968 S.W.2d 319 (Tex. 1998). “) Rule 120a permits a special appearance to be made "as to an entire proceeding or as to any severable claim involved therein." It is well settled in this State that the division of a marital estate is not a claim severable from the rest of a divorce proceeding.”
Smith v. Smith, 143 S.W.3d 206 (Tex. App.—Waco 2004). “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 7.001 (Vernon 1998).”
Rusk v. Rusk, 5 S.W.3d 299 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1999). “-Dallas 1988, no writ); see also TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. § 7.001 (Vernon 1998).”
Boyd v. Boyd, 67 S.W.3d 398 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2002). “Property Division In points eight through fourteen, Randall complains about the property division in the divorce decree.”
In re Harrison, 557 S.W.3d 99 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2018). “In a divorce decree, the trial court "shall order a division of the estate of the parties in the manner that the court deems just and right, having due regard for the rights of each party and any children of the marriage.”
Moroch v. Collins, 174 S.W.3d 849 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2005). “To place our review of these issues in context, we recount the general principles governing the award of marital property in divorce cases, including the law relating to contribution from one estate to another. A. APPLICABLE LAW A trial court is charged with dividing the…”
Iliff v. Iliff, 339 S.W.3d 126 (Tex. App.—Austin 2009). “Flynn was based primarily on the difference in their original appraisals in 2006, and not the appreciation between 2006 and 2008.”
Graves v. Tomlinson, 329 S.W.3d 128 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2010). “In a divorce decree, the trial court “shall order a division of the estate of the parties in a manner that the court deems just and right, having due regard for the rights of each party.”
Lynch v. Lynch, 540 S.W.3d 107 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2017). “and unfair and grossly disproportionate"; (4) supported by "no evidence (or in the alternative, insufficient evidence)"; (5) supported by "no evidence (or in the alternative, insufficient evidence)" because the estate of the parties was not divided in a just and right manner;…”
Hagen v. Hagen, 282 S.W.3d 899 (Tex. 2009). “[32] See TEX. FAM.CODE § 7.001; U.S. v. Stelter, 567 S.”
Barnard v. Barnard, 133 S.W.3d 782 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2004). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 7.001 (Vernon 1998).”
Tex. Fam. Code § 7.001(1): 1 case
Gary Willmore v. Zahira Alcover, No. 13-16-00180-CV (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi Mar. 22, 2018).
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