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Tex. Fam. Code § 3.406

EQUITABLE LIEN

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case State v. Oakley (2007)

Most recently applied in Virginia Roe Burns v. Denis Lyons Burns (May 2014)

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 692, Sec. 2, eff

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(a) On dissolution of a marriage, the court may impose an equitable lien on the property of a benefited estate to secure a claim for reimbursement against that property by a conferring estate.

(b) On the death of a spouse, a court may, on application for a claim for reimbursement brought by the surviving spouse, the personal representative of the estate of the deceased spouse, or any other person interested in the estate, as defined by Chapter 22, Estates Code, impose an equitable lien on the property of a benefited estate to secure a claim for reimbursement against that property by a conferring estate.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.